grindstone

Noun

Meaning

A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

whetstone millstone hone grinding wheel grinding stone abrasive wheel kern emery auger mill moline drudge work function business
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Antonyms

loafer idler freedom entertainment ease comfort
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Hypernyms

stone sharpener

Phrases with the word

nose to the grindstone keep your nose to the grindstone nose to grindstone have one's nose to grindstone keep nose to grindstone putting one's nose to the grindstone

Anagrams

stringendo

Examples

Then you must tell 'em dat love ain't somethin' lak uh grindstone dat's de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea. It's uh movin' thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it's different with every shore. Zora Neale Hurston

Hold their noses to the grindstone. Thomas Middleton

And hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard. Robert Burton

Keep your nose to the grindstone. Danish Proverb

I shall hold his Nose to the Grindstone. Scottish Proverb

He does not live in this world that can skin a grindstone. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

grinds away grindset Grindstaff grindy grindylow Grine