MILLSTONE ROUND HIS NECK

Meaning of MILLSTONE ROUND HIS NECK in English

heavy burden, great worry, burdensome responsibility

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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English interlingue dictionary
MILLSTONE — noun Date: before 12th century either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain), 2. something that grinds or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MILLSTONE — Either of two flat, round stones used for grinding grain to make flour. The stationary bottom stone is carved with …
Английский словарь Британика
ROUND — I. ˈrau̇nd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian; akin to Old High German rūnēn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English mulleston, mylneston, from mulle, mylne, mille mill + ston stone 1. : either of two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — (n.) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Английский словарь Webster
MILLSTONE — ( n. ) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROUND — round 1 — roundness , n. /rownd/ , adj., rounder, roundest , n., adv., prep., v. adj. 1. having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — /mil"stohn'/ , n. 1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — n. either of a pair of heavy circular stones between which a grainy substance is ground, grindstone; emotional weight, burden
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROUND — I. rau̇nd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus — more at rotund Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain) 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — noun one of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — ■ noun 1》 each of two circular stones used for grinding grain. 2》 a burden of responsibility.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROUND — [round] adj [ME, fr. OF roont, fr. L rotundus--more at rotund] (14c) 1 a (1): having every part of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — [mill.stone] n (bef. 12c) 1: either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain) 2. a: something that grinds …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — one of a pair of flat, round stones used for grinding grain. One millstone is stationary; the other rotates above …
Britannica English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — millstone BrE AmE ˈmɪl stəʊn AmE \ -stoʊn ▷ millstone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROUND — / raʊnd; NAmE / adjective , adverb , preposition , noun , verb ■ adjective ( round·er , round·est ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — / ˈmɪlstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun one of two flat round stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROUND — I. round 1 S2 W2 /raʊnd/ BrE AmE especially British English ( also around ) adverb , preposition [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILLSTONE — mill ‧ stone /ˈmɪlstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the two large circular stones that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. --adj. 1 shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILLSTONE — n. 1 each of two circular stones used for grinding corn. 2 a heavy burden or responsibility (cf. Matt. 18:6).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. adj. 1 shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — n. 1 each of two circular stones used for grinding corn. 2 a heavy burden or responsibility (cf. Matt. 18:6).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. --adj. 1. shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
ROUND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /raʊnd/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — ( millstones) 1. A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROUND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Round' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROUND — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the mercy of this resentment, this hateful millstone envy of the Calibans of this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — [noun] [C] - one of a pair of large circular flat stones used, esp. in the past, to crush grain …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
ROUND — See ↑ CIRCLE 2, ↑ ROUND 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all round • ↑ be round/square/rectangular etc • ↑ bring …
Longman Activator English vocab
ROUND — INDEX: 1. shaped like a ball 2. shaped like a circle 3. an object shaped like a ball 4. with …
Longman Activator English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
ROUND — n. 25B6; adjective a round window : CIRCULAR, disc-shaped, ring-shaped, hoop-shaped; spherical, spheroidal, globular, globe-shaped, orb-shaped; cylindrical; bulbous, rounded, rotund; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROUND — adj. 1 circular; disc-shaped, discoid, disc-like I prefer a round table to a square one She made a round motion …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NECK — 1. сущ. 1) а) шея to break the neck ≈ свернуть шею to get it in the neck разг. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILLSTONE — сущ. 1) жернов 2) бремя, гнет, груз Syn : burden, load ∙ between the upper and the nether millstone ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROUND — round.ogg _I 1. raʋnd n 1. 1> шар this earthly round - поэт. Земля 2> небесный свод 2. 1> круг, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NECK — neck.ogg 1. nek n 1. 1> шея neck vertebrae - шейные позвонки to break one's neck - свернуть /сломать/ себе …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILLSTONE — n 1> жерновой камень, жёрнов; бегун 2> камень, бремя to have /to fix, to hang/ a millstone about one's neck …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROUND — 1) круг; окружность || скруглять 2) шар; сфера 3) матем. округлять 4) (рабочий) цикл 5) закругленная деталь 6) мн. ч. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
NECK — 1) шейка; поперечное сужение 2) горн. узкое вертикальное рудное тело 3) дымоход 4) насадка; мундштук; наконечник 5) выточка; кольцевая канавка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROUND — 1) круг; окружность || скруглять 2) шар; сфера 3) матем. округлять 4) (рабочий) цикл 5) закругленная деталь 6) мн. ч. метал. круглый профиль; круглый пруток; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NECK — 1) шейка; поперечное сужение 2) горн. узкое вертикальное рудное тело 3) дымоход 4) насадка; мундштук; наконечник 5) выточка; кольцевая канавка 6) сил. садка 7) шейка (колонны) 8) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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