MILLSTONE
Scrabble letter values: M3I1L1L1S1T1O1N1E1 = 11
Definition
- noun (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps. — synonyms: albatross
- noun any load that is difficult to carry.
- noun one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain.
Examples
- “she was an albatross around his neck”
- “Paying the mortgage every month is a millstone round their necks.”