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# grindstone

noun (grindstones)

«grindstone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/#x1)
- Dad sharpened the knife on the grindstone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/#x2)
- He had to keep his nose to the grindstone all week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grindstone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grindstone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grindstone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grindstone.html) on Mova free.