Millstones [noun]
Definition of Millstones:
burden
Synonyms of Millstones:
● Albatross
● Load
● Grievance
● Encumbrance
● Strain
● Affliction
● Worry
● Concern
● Misfortune
● Onus
● Cross
● Accountability
● Charge
● Hardship
● Blame
● Difficulty
● Anxiety
● Trouble
● Stress
● Task
● Trial
● Responsibility
● Hindrance
● Punishment
● Ball and chain
● Deadweight
● Mental weight
Opposite/Antonyms of Millstones:
● Peace
● Ease
● Exoneration
● Help
● Blessing
● Benefit
● Encouragement
● Happiness
● Contentment
● Tranquility
● Assistance
● Advantage
● Exculpation
● Calmness
● Aid
● Health
● Praise
Sentence/Example of Millstones:
Thus, virtue did not become a burden, nor honor a millstone.
You have a heart harder than the millstone, more set than ice!
It were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck and that he be cast into the deep.
No one ever got anywhere with anything with such a millstone around his neck.
As man and millstone reached the sea the storm instantly ceased.
Can't you see through a millstone when there is a hole in it?
The hand that had pointed to the millstone about his neck had conjured it there.
He had better have a millstone round his neck, and be cast into the deepest sea.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea.
The water-wheel was turning swiftly and the millstone was whirling like a buzz saw.