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grindstone

UK/ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn//ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstoʊn/

grindstone noun: an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

grindstone: an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding
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Noun

grindstone (plural grindstones)

  1. An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
    Synonyms:
    millstone
  2. Synonym of starry flounder.
    Synonyms:
    starry flounder

grindstone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

grindstone in Hindi

wheel for grinding
शाण śāṇ

grindstone in Tamil

grindstone
அரைகல் araikal

grindstone in Telugu

wheel for grinding
రుబ్బురాయి rubburāyi

grindstone in Malayalam

grindstone
ചാണ cāṇa
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grindstone in Punjabi
ਸਾਣ sāṇ
grindstone in Sanskrit
शाण śāṇa, शाणा śāṇā
grindstone in Tagalog
kamanga
grindstone in Arabic
مِجْلَخَة mijlaḵa, جَلَّاخَة jallāḵa, مِسَنّ misann
grindstone in Vietnamese
đá mài

Synonyms of grindstone

Forms of grindstone

pluralgrindstones
alternative formgrinding stone

Origin of grindstone

From Middle English grind-ston, grindistan, (also as grindel-ston), equivalent to grind + stone. Cognate with Scots grindstane.

Words formed from grindstone

Phrases with grindstone

Questions about grindstone

What does grindstone mean?
Grindstone means an abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
What is grindstone in Hindi?
Grindstone in Hindi is शाण (śāṇ). See Grindstone meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is grindstone?
Grindstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce grindstone?
Grindstone is pronounced /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of grindstone?
The plural of grindstone is grindstones.

Words near grindstone in the dictionary

  1. grindsets
  2. Grindstaff
  3. Grindstaffs
  4. Grindsted
  5. grindster
  6. grindstone
  7. grindstones
  8. grindy
  9. grindylow
  10. grindylows
  11. Grine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: grindstone (page history and authors); அரைகல் (Tamil) (page history and authors); ചാണ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਸਾਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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