millstone

Definition of Millstone in English :

1. albatross, millstone

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Example Sentences:
'she was an albatross around his neck'

2. millstone

any load that is difficult to carry

3. millstone

one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Millstone

noun

1.

one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain

2.

a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation

his debts were a millstone round his neck

noun

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 crushes

n.

1. One of a pair of cylindrical stones used in a mill for grinding grain.

2.

a. A source of worry or distress: a responsibility that became a millstone.

b. An obstacle to success. See Synonyms at burden.