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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
millstone
    n 1: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was
         an albatross around his neck" [syn: albatross,
         millstone]
    2: any load that is difficult to carry
    3: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are
       rotated against one another to grind the grain

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 called buhrstone is usually
         employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as
         that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough
         texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a
         series of radial grooves in which the powdered material
         collects.
         [1913 Webster]

   Millstone girt (Geol.), a hard and coarse, gritty
      sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the
      Subcarboniferous strata. See Farewell rock, under
      Farewell, a., and Chart of Geology.

   To see into a millstone or To see through a millstone, to
      see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)
      [1913 Webster]

3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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)
   FIPS code:            46590
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             40.499453 N, 74.590875 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Millstone, NJ
    Millstone


Thesaurus Results for Millstone:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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