grindstone (redirected from put (one's) nose to the grindstone)

grind·stone  (grndstn)

n.

1. A revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools.

2. A millstone.

Idioms:

keep (one's) nose to the grindstone

To work hard and steadily.

put (one's) nose to the grindstone

To work in earnest.

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grindstone [ˈgraɪndˌstəʊn]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools)

a.  a machine having a circular block of stone or composite abrasive rotated for sharpening tools or grinding metal

b.  the stone used in this machine

c.  any stone used for sharpening; whetstone

2. (Engineering / Tools) another name for millstone

keep or have one's nose to the grindstone to work hard and perseveringly

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grindstone - a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"

Translations

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəʊn] N → muela f
to keep one's nose to the grindstone → batir el yunque

grindstone [ˈgraɪndstəʊn] n
to keep one's nose to the grindstone → travailler sans relâche

grindstone

n to keep one’s nose to the grindstone → hart arbeiten; to keep somebody’s nose to the grindstone → jdn hart arbeiten lassen; back to the grindstone → wieder in die Tretmühle (hum)

grindstone [ˈgraɪndˌstəʊn] n to keep one's nose to the grindstone → darci sotto or dentro