Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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millstone | Yes | No | No | No |
balk | Yes | No | Yes | No |
millstone (noun) | balk (noun) |
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one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base |
any load that is difficult to carry | one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof |
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline |
millstone (verb) | balk (verb) |
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refuse to comply |