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Definition of a nose to the grindstone

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Other terms relating to 'to accomplish, work hard':

Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to expend significant effort waiting on (helping, being an assistant to) a person.
Definitions include: to have sex with.
Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task.
Definitions include: to work hard.
Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "chill".
Definitions include: to seek "paper" (i.e. money.)
Definitions include: an accomplishment that goes above and beyond what is expected; "a good job".
Definitions include: to yell at someone; "blow up".
Definitions include: to persist during a difficult time or while completing a difficult task.
Definitions include: to work hard.
Definitions include: to work hard.
Definitions include: to devote significant effort towards.
Definitions include: to complete a task with excellence.
Definitions include: to be so intoxicated from illegal stimulants that one loses complete control over one's body.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'grind':

Definitions include: one's daily responsibilities, especially a job.
Definitions include: to eat, consume food... used mostly when one is very hungry and will eat a lot.
Definitions include: food.
Definitions include: a sandwich, also called "hoagie" or "sub."
Definitions include: to aggravate; anger; annoy.
Definitions include: to stop functioning.
Definitions include: to have a grudge.
Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone.
Definitions include: to be working/selling drugs.
Definitions include: This describes one who is creative in stimulating genitalia.

Other terms relating to 'nose':

Definitions include: to fawn over a superior; "suck up".
Definitions include: a person who adopts an overtly friendly attitude towards those in authority in hopes of gaining a more favorable position in the workplace.
Definitions include: to annoy or irritate someone
Definitions include: tough.
Definitions include: to have a look
Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone.
Definitions include: to act superior.
Definitions include: to look around; investigate.
Definitions include: to look around; investigate.
Definitions include: seats in a venue far from the stage.
Definitions include: seats that are high up in a venue, away from the central attraction.
Definitions include: cocaine.
Definitions include: to fail.
Definitions include: cosmetic surgery on the nose.
Definitions include: to pay too much money.

Other terms relating to 'stone':

Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone.
Definitions include: complete or completely; wholly; perfect or perfectly.
Definitions include: completely without money.
Definitions include: an extremely attractive person.
Definitions include: to interrupt an individual's groove, roll, or momentum.
Definitions include: bravado, courage; "guts".
Definitions include: clit

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

Other terms relating to 'to':

Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: See nine to five.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
Definitions include: to do.
Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
Definitions include: to kill or destroy.

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