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Definition: Millstone |
MillstoneNoun1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck". 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "millstone" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Millstone To look (or see) through a millstone. To be wonderfully sharp-sighted. "Then ... since your eies are so sharp that you can not only looke through a milstone, but cleane through the minde ..."- Lilly: Euphues, etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Millstone is a borough located in Somerset County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 410.Geography
Millstone is located at 40°29'58" North, 74°35'27" West (40.499453, -74.590875)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 410 people, 169 households, and 126 families residing in the borough. The population density is 211.1/km² (547.1/mi²). There are 173 housing units at an average density of 89.1/km² (230.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 97.56% White, 0.98% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 3.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 169 households out of which 25.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% are non-families. 18.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 2.79. In the borough the population is spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $76,353, and the median income for a family is $83,118. Males have a median income of $60,156 versus $36,406 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $30,694. 4.6% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.4% are under the age of 18 and 7.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Millstone, New Jersey."
Synonym: MillstoneSynonym: albatross (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Gravity | Lead, millstone, mountain, Ossa on Pelion. |
Hindrance | Thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil; faze, feaze, feeze; baffle, snub, override, circumvent; defeat; spike guns; (render useless); spoil, mar, clip the wings of; cripple; (injure); put an extinguisher on; damp; dishearten; (dissuade); discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport; lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on; cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine; be in the way of, stand in the way of; act as a drag; hang like a millstone round one's neck. |
Encumbrance, incumbrance; clog, skid, shoe, spoke; drag, drag chain, drag weight; stay, stop; preventive, prophylactic; load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta; dead weight; lumber, pack; nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea; remora. | |
Intelligence Wisdom | See through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see through a millstone; penetrate; discern; (descry); foresee. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Millstone |
| English words defined with "millstone": Bridgepot ♦ Coal measures, Cockeye ♦ Draff ♦ Farewell rock, Footstalk ♦ Gimbal ring ♦ Lava millstone ♦ Millrynd ♦ Rynd ♦ Tram pot. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "millstone": GEORGE-LLOYD ♦ Millstono used for a Ferry ♦ Pennine system ♦ Quern-Biter. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Millstone (1917) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | A granite millstone crushes the olives which have first been washed and warmed. This is the first step in making olive oil. Lindsay, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
John Lyly | Your eyes are so sharp that you cannot only look through a millstone, but clean through the mind. |
R.d. Hitchcock | Money spent on ourselves may be a millstone about the neck; spent on others it may give us wings like eagles. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Norway | In 1999 a domestic company called Millstone AS started production of dog and cat food under the brands Monty and Chavell. (references) |
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| "Millstone" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.33% of the time. "Millstone" is used about 61 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 80.33% | 49 | 48,677 |
| Noun (proper) | 19.67% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Total | 100.00% | 61 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Millstone, KY 2. Millstone, NJ (borough, FIPS 46590) 3. Millstone, WV |
Expressions using "millstone": a millstone ♦ Burr millstone ♦ hang like a millstone round one's neck ♦ Lava millstone ♦ millstone girt ♦ nether millstone ♦ see through a millstone ♦ to see into a millstone ♦ to see through a millstone ♦ upper millstone. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "millstone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mokër, barrë e rëndë. (various references) | |
Arabic | حجر الرحى, عبء ثقيل (imposition, surcharge, tax). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | тежък товар, воденичен камък (grindstone), затруднено положение (corner, fix, hole, quag, quagmire). (various references) | |
Chinese | 磨石 . (various references) | |
Danish | moellesten (grindstone). (various references) | |
Dutch | molensteen (grindstone). (various references) | |
Farsi | سنگ اسیاب (Grindstone), بارسنگین . (various references) | |
Finnish | myllynkivi, jauhinkivi. (various references) | |
French | meule. (various references) | |
German | Mühlstein, mahlstein (quern). (various references) | |
Greek | μυλόπετρα (grindstone, pulpstone). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אבן ריחים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | malomkő (grindstone). (various references) | |
Italian | mola (grinder, grindstone, Stonecutter). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 石臼 (stone mortar). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いしうす (stone mortar). (various references) | |
Korean | 석구. (various references) | |
Manx | clagh vun (foundation stone, headstone, nether millstone). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | illstonemay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mó (stone). (various references) | |
Romanian | piatrã de moarã (grinder, grindstone). (various references) | |
Russian | жернов (edge-stone, grinder, grindstone, mill stone). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mlinski kamen, težak teret, žrvanj (grindstone). (various references) | |
Spanish | piedra de molino, muela (grindstone, molar, tooth). (various references) | |
Swedish | kvarnsten. (various references) | |
Turkish | değirmen taşı (grindstone). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | жорно. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | đá cối xay trên đe dưới búa đeo cùm v o cổ. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | mola, molae, molam, molas. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 17, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Lusitelei autw ei muloV onikoV perikeitai peri ton trachlon autou kai erriptai eiV thn qalassan h ina skandalish ena twn mikrwn toutwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Utilius est illi si lapis molaris inponatur circa collum eius et proiciatur in mare quam ut scandalizet unum de pusillis istis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Nyttre him wære þæt an cweornstan sy gecnytt abutan his swuran and si on sæ beworpen þonne he gedrefe anne of þissum lytlingum; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | It is more profitable to him, if a mylne stoon be put aboute his necke, and he be cast in to the see, than that he sclaundre oon of these litle. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | It were better for him that a mylstone were hanged aboute his necke and that he were cast into ye see then that he shuld offende one of this lytleons. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall into sin. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 17, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Maayo pa lang unta hinoon alang kaniya kon gikahigtan siyag galingan nga bato diha sa iyang liog ug gikatambog siya ngadto sa dagat, kay sa magaangin siya sa usa niining mga gagmay sa pagpakasala. |
| Croatian | je li s mlinskim kamenom o vratu strovaljen u more, korisnije mu je, nego da sablazni jednoga od ovih malenih. |
| Danish | Det er bedre for ham, om en Møllesten er lagt om hans Hals, og han er kastet i Havet end at han skulde forarge een af disse små. |
| Dutch | Het zoude hem nuttiger zijn, dat een molensteen om zijn hals gedaan ware, en hij in de zee geworpen, dan dat hij een van deze kleinen zou ergeren. |
| Finnish | Hänen olisi parempi, että myllynkivi pantaisiin hänen kaulaansa ja hänet heitettäisiin mereen, kuin että hän viettelee yhden näistä pienistä. |
| French | Il vaudrait mieux pour lui qu`on mît son cou une pierre de moulin et qu`on le jetât dans la mer, que s`il scandalisait un de ces petits. |
| German | Es wäre ihm besser, daß man einen Mühlstein an seinen Hals hängte und würfe ihm ins Meer, denn daß er dieser Kleinen einen ärgert. |
| Hungarian | Jobb annak, ha egy malomkövet vetnek a nyakába, és ha a tengerbe vettetik, hogynem mint egyet e kicsinyek közül megbotránkoztasson. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lebih baik kalau batu penggilingan diikatkan pada lehernya, lalu ia dibuang ke dalam laut daripada ia menyebabkan salah seorang dari orang-orang kecil ini berbuat dosa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka lebih beruntung baginya, jikalau sebuah batu kisaran dikenakan ke lehernya, lalu ia ditenggelamkan ke dalam laut, daripada ia mendatangkan kesalahan kepada seorang daripada kanak-kanak ini. |
| Italian | E' meglio per lui che gli sia messa al collo una pietra da mulino e venga gettato nel mare, piuttosto che scandalizzare uno di questi piccoli. |
| Maori | He nui te pai ki a ia ki te whakatarewatia ki tona kaki te kohatu mira kaihe, kia maka hoki ia ki te moana, a kia kaua e taka i a ia ki te he tetahi o enei mea nohinohi. |
| Norwegian | Det var bedre for ham om det var hengt en kvernsten om hans hals, og han var kastet i havet, enn at han skulde forføre én av disse små. |
| Portuguese | Melhor lhe fora que se lhe pendurasse ao pescoço uma pedra de moinho e fosse lançado ao mar, do que fazer tropeçar um destes pequeninos. |
| Rumanian | Ar fi mai de folos pentru el sq i se lege o piatrq de moarq de gkt, wi sq fie aruncat kn mare, deckt sq facq pe unul din acewti micuyi sq pqcqtuiascq. |
| Russian | МХЮЫЕ 'ЩМП 'Щ ЕНХ, ЕУМЙ 'Щ НЕМШОЙЮОЩК ЦЕТОПЧ ПЧЕУЙМЙ ЕНХ ОБ ЫЕА Й 'ТПУЙМЙ ЕЗП Ч НПТЕ, ОЕЦЕМЙ ЮФП'Щ ПО УП'МБЪОЙМ П"ОПЗП ЙЪ НБМЩИ УЙИ. |
| Shuar | Ju shuar uchich ainia nuna yajauchinium Túrumtikna nuna Yus Imiá Asutiáttawai. Tuma asamtai nuna Túratsain uunt kayajai kuntujnum Jinkiá nayaantsanam ajunkam maak ainti. |
| Spanish | Mejor le fuera que se le atase una piedra de molino al cuello y que fuese lanzado al mar, que hacer tropezar a uno de estos pequeñitos. |
| Swahili | Ingekuwa afadhali kwake kufungiwa shingoni jiwe kubwa la kusagia na kutoswa baharini, kuliko kumkwaza mmoja wa wadogo hawa. |
| Swedish | För honom vore det bättre att en kvarnsten hängdes om hans hals och han kastades i havet, än att han skulle förföra en av dessa små. |
| Uma | Agina lau-pi hameha' watu po'ahaa' ratoe hi wuroko' -ra, pai' -ra ratene' hi rala tahi', ngkai mpopanawu' -ra nau' hadua tauna to hangkedi' pepangala' -na duu' -na mpobabehi jeko'. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "millstone": millstones. (additional references) | |
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"Millstone" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: milkstone, Milleton, Millson, Milsome, milston, Milstone, Miltope. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "millstone" (pronounced mi"lstō'n) |
| 5 | -l s t ō' n | cobblestone, gallstone, hailstone, milestone. |
| 4 | -s t ō' n | Firestone, bloodstone, Bluestone, brownstone, capstone, cherrystone, cornerstone, curbstone, Eyestone, flagstone, Freestone, gemstone, Gladstone, Goldstone, gravestone, greenstone, grindstone, headstone, keystone, limestone, lodestone, moonstone, rhinestone, sandstone, steppingstone, tombstone, touchstone, whetstone. |
| 3 | -t ō' n | acetone, baritone, halftone, monotone, overtone, undertone. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-l-m-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: melilots, stillmen. | |
-2 letters: entoils, lentils, lintels, lintols, lomeins, loments, melilot, meltons, mestino, millets, moisten, mollies, motiles, niellos, sentimo, stollen, tollmen. | |
-3 letters: elints, eloins, enlist, entoil, eonism, illest, inlets, inmost, insole, lemons, lentil, lentos, lesion, limens, lintel, lintol, listel, listen, lomein, loment, melons, melton, milles, millet, molest, molies, moline, mollie, molten, monies, monist, montes. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-l-m-n-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: emollients, millstones. | |
+2 letters: semitonally. | |
+3 letters: motionlessly, steamrolling. | |
+4 letters: balletomanias, compellations, emotionlessly, feuilletonism, monometallism, monometallist, semitonically, tonsillectomy. | |
+5 letters: contumeliously, feuilletonisms, kremlinologist, lognormalities, megalopolitans, metallizations, milliroentgens, monometallisms, monometallists, noninstallment, postmillennial, scintillometer, simultaneously, steamrollering. | |
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