grindstone

n.

1. A revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools.
2. A millstone.

idioms:

keep (one's) nose to the grindstone

1. To work hard and steadily.

put (one's) nose to the grindstone

1. To work in earnest.

A rotating solid stone wheel (usually sandstone) used for grinding, shaping, sharpening, or polishing.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slibesten

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    rigtig hænge i

Nederlands (Dutch)
slijpsteen

Français (French)
n. - meule, pierre à aiguiser

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    travailler sans relâche, ne laisser aucun répit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schleifstein, Wetzstein

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    sich dahinterklemmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τροχός ακονίσματος, σμυριδοτροχός, ακονόλιθος, μυλόπετρα

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    (καθομ.) εργάζομαι συνεχώς και σκληρά

Italiano (Italian)
mola

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    lavorare senza posa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mó (f) (Téc.), rebolo (m) (Téc.)

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    forçar alguém a trabalhar duro e sem descanso

Русский (Russian)
точильный камень

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    заставлять работать не покладая рук, подавлять

Español (Spanish)
n. - muela, piedra de afilar

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    trabajar sin levantar la cabeza, trabajar con ahínco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slipsten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旋转磨石, 旋转研磨机

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    使某人一刻不停拼命地做

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旋轉磨石, 旋轉研磨機

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    使某人一刻不停拼命地做

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회전식 숫돌

idioms:

• keep one's nose to the grindstone    힘써 일하다, ~을 혹사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 回転研磨盤, 砥石用の石

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حجر الرمى, حجر الجلخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אבן-טחינה, אבן-משחזת‬

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