Hyphenation of millstone

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word millstone? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mill-stone

Definitions of millstone:

1.	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps She was an albatross around his neck
2.	Any load that is difficult to carry
3.	One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

Synonyms of millstone:

noun	albatross, hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
noun	load, loading, burden
noun	stone

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.