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1 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) dzirnakmens2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.)* * *dzirnakmens; smaga nasta -
2 between the upper and the nether millstone
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3 to see far into the millstone
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4 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) dzirnaviņas2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) dzirnavas3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) fabrika2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) []malt2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) klimst []; slaistīties []•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *tūkstošā daļa dolāra; dzirnavas; dzirnaviņas; fabrika; spiedne; velmēšanas stāvs; frēze; bokss, dūru cīņa; cietums; bīdelēt, malt; sadrupināt, saberzt; velt; sakult; velmēt; frēzēt; boksēties, kauties; kustēties pa apli
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