Meanings
noungrindstone (plural grindstones)
plural grindstones · alternative grinding stone
- Synonym of starry flounder.
Synonyms: starry flounder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
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nounSynonym of starry flounder.
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Origin
- Middle Englishgrind-ston
- Englishgrindstone
From Middle English grind-ston, grindistan, (also as grindel-ston), equivalent to grind + stone. Cognate with Scots grindstane.
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Arabic مِجْلَخَة, جَلَّاخَة
- مِجْلَخَة (mijlaḵa)wheel for grinding
- جَلَّاخَة (jallāḵa)wheel for grinding
- مِسَنّ (misann)wheel for grinding
Bulgarian точило, точилен камък
- точило (točilo)wheel for grinding
- точилен камък (točilen kamăk)wheel for grinding
Catalan mola
- molawheel for grinding
Chinese Mandarin 磨石, 磨子
- 磨石 (móshí)wheel for grinding
- 磨子 (mòzi)wheel for grinding
- 磨 (mò)wheel for grinding
- 磨刀石 (módāoshí)wheel for grinding
- 石磨 (shímò)wheel for grinding
Czech brusný kámen
- brusný kámenwheel for grinding
Dutch slijpsteen
- slijpsteenwheel for grinding
Finnish tahko
- tahkowheel for grinding
French meule
- meulewheel for grinding
German Schleifstein
- Schleifsteinwheel for grinding
Hebrew אֶבֶן מַשְׁחֶזֶת
- אֶבֶן מַשְׁחֶזֶת (éven mašḵézeṯ)wheel for grinding
Hindi शाण
- शाण (śāṇ)wheel for grinding
Hungarian köszörűkő
- köszörűkőwheel for grinding
Italian mola
- molawheel for grinding
Japanese 砥石, 磨石
- 砥石 (toishi)wheel for grinding
- 磨石 (togiishi)wheel for grinding
Korean 숫돌
- 숫돌 (sutdol)wheel for grinding
Latin mola
- molawheel for grinding
Māori hōanga
- hōangawheel for grinding
Norwegian slipestein
- slipesteinwheel for grinding
Polish ostrzarka
- ostrzarkawheel for grinding
Portuguese rebolo, mó
- rebolowheel for grinding
- mówheel for grinding
Russian точи́льный ка́мень, точи́ло
- точи́льный ка́мень (točílʹnyj kámenʹ)wheel for grinding
- точи́ло (točílo)wheel for grinding
- брус (brus)wheel for grinding
- осело́к (oselók)wheel for grinding
Spanish muela, afiladora
- muelawheel for grinding
- afiladorawheel for grinding
- esmoladerawheel for grinding
Swedish slipsten
- slipstenwheel for grinding
Tagalog kamanga
- kamangawheel for grinding
Turkish küstere, köstere
- küsterewheel for grinding
- kösterewheel for grinding
Vietnamese đá mài
- đá màiwheel for grinding
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Cite this entry
APA
grindstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindstone
MLA
“grindstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindstone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grindstone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindstone.
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