load vs millstone

millstone vs load

load and millstone both are nouns.

load is a verb but millstone is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
load	Yes	No	Yes	No
millstone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, millstone is a hyponym of load; that is, millstone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than load:

load: weight to be borne or conveyed
millstone: any load that is difficult to carry

Other hyponyms of load include burthen, dead load, live load, superload, overburden, overload, overload.

load (noun)	millstone (noun)
weight to be borne or conveyed	one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents	any load that is difficult to carry
goods carried by a large vehicle	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
an onerous or difficult concern
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
the power output of a generator or power plant
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

load (verb)	millstone (verb)
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
fill or place a load on
provide (a device) with something necessary
put (something) on a structure or conveyance
transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

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