NOUN | cognition | millstone, albatross | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps |
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artifact | millstone | any load that is difficult to carry | |
artifact | millstone | one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain |
Sounds | mih'lstow.n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps. | |
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Synonym | albatross | |
Broader | hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
Spanish | escollo, rémora |
Meaning | Any load that is difficult to carry. | |
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Broader | load, loading, burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
Meaning | One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain. | |
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Part of | gristmill | A mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) |
Broader | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose |
Spanish | muela de molino, muela | |
Catalan | mola |
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