grindstone Definition
grind·stone (grīnd′stōn′)
noun
- Now Rare a millstone
- a revolving stone disk for sharpening bladed tools or shaping and polishing things
grindstone Idioms
keep one's nose to the grindstone
or have one's nose to the grindstone or put one's nose to the grindstoneto work hard and steadily
grindstone Synonyms
grindstone Usage Examples
Converse of object
- turn: The smith agreed to do it provided the man turn the grindstone himself.
- use: I say this because he often arrived at the shed and asked for steam on the lineshaft to use the wet grindstone.
- make: One of the excavated areas contains grindstones made of red granite and black basalt.
Modifies a noun
fragment: Pseudomorphic vegetal voids: associated with grindstone fragment or exterior eroding wall faces?
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