grindstone C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstoʊn/ UK /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #39739 Meanings 1 noun a revolving stone shaped like a disk 2 noun An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding. 3 noun Synonym of starry flounder. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · an abrasive wheel for... millstone 3 noun · synonym of starry flounder. starry flounder Etymology From Middle English grind-ston, grindistan, (also as grindel-ston), equivalent to grind + stone. Cognate with Scots grindstane. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grindstone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 39739 ## Meanings 1. a revolving stone shaped like a disk 2. An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding. 3. Synonym of starry flounder. ## Etymology From Middle English grind-ston, grindistan, (also as grindel-ston), equivalent to grind + stone. Cognate with Scots grindstane. ## Topics - Animals markdown