grindstone

«grindstone» in Mova's school dictionary: A flat round stone that turns on an axle, used to sharpen… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (grindstones)

meaning for a pupil

A flat round stone that turns on an axle, used to sharpen tools such as axes and knives. «Keep your nose to the grindstone» means keep working hard without a rest. tree →

sense in the lessons

the woodman sharpens his axe on it before a journey; in talk, «keep your nose to the grindstone» means keep working hard

examples

• The farmer turned the grindstone to sharpen the scythe. tree →
• Dad sharpened the knife on the grindstone. tree →
• He had to keep his nose to the grindstone all week. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grindstone» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.