millstone

IPA: mˈɪɫstoʊn

A large round stone used for grinding grain.
(geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.
A nuclear power station near Waterford, Connecticut, USA.
An unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
A borough of Somerset County, New Jersey.
The Millstone River, a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey.
(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

Examples of "millstone" in Sentences

The weight of guilt felt like a heavy millstone around his neck
She felt the burden of the family's expectations like a millstone on her shoulders
The scandal was a millstone hanging over the politician's campaign
The financial debt became a millstone dragging down their hopes for a better future
The betrayal was a millstone that crushed their friendship beyond repair