Synonyms for grindstone
ˈgraɪndˌstoʊngrind·stone

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1. grindstonenoun

   Synonyms:
   millstone

2. grindstonenoun

   An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding.

   Synonyms:
   millstone

Princeton's WordNet

1. grindstonenoun

   a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools

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1. • Sharpener
   • Stone

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1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus:

   It's rough, it's weird, it seems like it keeps getting worse, i don't know, nose to the grindstone, man. We just got to keep powering through and hopefully there will be an end in sight to all the insanity.

2. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick:

   The administration is willing to put its nose to the grindstone in the waning days of Donald Trump presidency to push more proposals.

3. Walter Cunningham:

   I’m one of those people that never really looked back. I only recall that when someone asked me after I became an astronaut, all I remember is just kind of keeping my nose to the grindstone and wanting to do the best I could as — I didn’t realize at the time, but that was because I always wanted to be better prepared for the next step. I’ve always been looking to the future. I don’t live in the past.

4. England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey:

   I am going to hold their feet to the fire, noses to the grindstone.

5. H. G.Wells, The Time Machine:

   We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.