| Quern (n.) A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills. Thesaurus Entries KO, cheese grater, clincher, comminutor, conclusive argument, death stroke, deathblow, end-all, ender, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, floorer, granulator, grater, grinder, kayo, kayo punch, knockdown argument, knockout, knockout blow, kominuter, last dab, levigator, masher, mill, millstone, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, pestle, pulverizer, quern, quernstone, quietus, rock crusher, roller, settler, shredder, sockdolager, steamroller, stopper, triturator |