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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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Millstone — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Millstone (Connecticut) Millstone (Kentucky) Millstone (New Jersey) Millstone (Pennsylvania) Millstone (Tennessee) Millstone (Virginia) Millstone (West Virginia) Flüsse: Millstone River … Deutsch Wikipedia
MILLSTONE — (Heb. רֵחַיִם), an instrument used for grinding grain. The word has a dual ending, indicating an instrument composed of two parts: an upper millstone (Heb. rekhev, Deut. 24:6) and a lower millstone (talmudic Heb. shekhev), which, however, was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Millstone — Mill stone , n. One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance in a mill[1]. [1913 Webster] No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: The cellular siliceous rock… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Millstone — Borough de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Millstone — Millstone, NJ U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Millstone, NJ — U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
millstone — index incumbrance (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
millstone — (n.) O.E. mylenstan, from MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). Figurative sense of a burden (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6 … Etymology dictionary
millstone — [n] burden accountability, affliction, albatross*, anxiety, ball and chain*, blame, charge, concern, cross, deadweight, difficulty, encumbrance, grievance, hardship, hindrance, load, mental weight, misfortune, onus, punishment, responsibility,… … New thesaurus
millstone — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of circular stones used for grinding grain. 2) a burden of responsibility … English terms dictionary
millstone — [mil′stōn΄] n. 1. either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substances are ground 2. stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate 3. a heavy burden 4. something that grinds, pulverizes, or… … English World dictionary
