Dictionary Check: millstone

"millstone" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Example: "she was an albatross around his neck"
Synonyms:
noun

any load that is difficult to carry

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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