millstone
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(noun) one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain |
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Related Words: stone |
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(noun) something difficult to carry |
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Related Words: burden, load, loading |
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(noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" |
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Synonyms: albatross |
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Related Words: deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment |
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