GRINDSTONE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word grindstone. (close relations)
Definition of GRINDSTONE
ground
Best Alternative Words for GRINDSTONE
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| millstone | nounn | |||||||
noun • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps • any load that is difficult to carry • one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | ||||||||
| abrasive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a substance that abrades or wears down adjective satellite • causing abrasion • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
| grind | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground • hard monotonous routine work • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • press or grind with a crushing noise • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together • work hard • dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading • created by grinding • shape or form by grinding | ||||||||
| hone | verbv | |||||||
noun • a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors • a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc. verb • sharpen with a hone • make perfect or complete | ||||||||
| sharpener | nounn | |||||||
noun • any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | ||||||||
