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millstone grit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
mill-stone grit
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of millstone (“a coarse-grained sandstone used for making round stones for making grain”)

noun

A group of coarse-grained sandstone from the Carboniferous period, primarily found in the British Isles.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

millstone grits (plural)

Synonyms

millstone

Questions

What does millstone grit mean?
Synonym of millstone (“a coarse-grained sandstone used for making round stones for making grain”)

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