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21Millstone, NJ — U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.749397 sq. miles (1.940929 sq. km)… …
22millstone round your neck — A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do …
23Millstone Hill Observatory — is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology atmospheric sciences research centre in Westford, Massachusetts. See also Haystack Observatory External links http://www.haystack.edu/atm/mho/index.html Coordinates …
24Millstone grit — (spr. millstōn gritt), s. Grit …
25Millstone-grit — (engl., spr. stohn), der flözleere Sandstein im Oberkarbon Englands und Nordamerikas …
26millstone — index incumbrance (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27millstone — (n.) O.E. mylenstan, from MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). Figurative sense of a burden (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6 …
28millstone — [n] burden accountability, affliction, albatross*, anxiety, ball and chain*, blame, charge, concern, cross, deadweight, difficulty, encumbrance, grievance, hardship, hindrance, load, mental weight, misfortune, onus, punishment, responsibility,… …
29millstone — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of circular stones used for grinding grain. 2) a burden of responsibility …
30millstone — [mil′stōn΄] n. 1. either of a pair of large, flat, round stones between which grain or other substances are ground 2. stone used for these, usually a hard sandstone or conglomerate 3. a heavy burden 4. something that grinds, pulverizes, or… …
