mill

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UK /mɪl/ US [mɪɫ]

noun 13verb 7name 4

Collocations

(noun.) for making flour

ADJ

corn, flour | water (also watermill)

VERB + MILL

operate, work

convert, restore

The old grain mill was restored to working condition after years of neglect.

drive, power

Water from the dam was used to power the old grain mill for decades.

MILL + VERB

grind sth, work sth

The old stone mill worked wheat into flour for the whole village.

MILL + NOUN

house | wheel

(noun.) factory

ADJ

cotton, paper, steel, textile, woollen

VERB + MILL

operate, own, run | work in

MILL + VERB

manufacture sth, produce sth

MILL + NOUN

town

During the industrial revolution, many families moved to mill towns to find work in the factories.

buildings

Definitions

noun

A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)

Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.

The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.

[…] for the Townsfolk will go to thy mill, and grind their corn […] at their own good pleasure; nor can I hinder them, since they are free men.

A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.

a cider mill; a cane mill

A machine for grinding and polishing.

a lapidary mill

A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.

Several machinists were busy operating the lathes, mills, and drill presses on the shop floor.

verb

To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

to mill flour

To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.

To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).

To move about in an aimless fashion.

I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.

The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.

To cause to mill, or circle around.

to mill cattle

noun

One thousandth part.

Holonyms: cent < dollar

The U.S. has never minted a mill coin, but the Coinage Act of 1792 describes this and other subdivisions of the U.S. dollar.

One thousandth part.

They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.

One thousandth part.

For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mills thick.

One thousandth part.

For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mills in diameter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of grinding to a powder or dust

grind
pulverization
pulverisation

noun — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities

noun — machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

grinder

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

rumor mill

A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

For months the Washington rumor mill has ground out gossip about who might replace U.S. Ambassador Frederick E. Nolting Jr.

water to one's mill

That which energizes or stimulates one.

go through the mill

To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.

grist to the mill

Alternative form of grist for the mill.

What evil will not a rival say to stop the flow of grist to the mill of the hated one?

grist for the mill

Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

The Lesbian Primer does not profess to cover every conceivable aspect of lesbianism. But for someone trying to get or expand knowledge of the subject, this book provides much good

Example Bank

Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.

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My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.

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[…] for the Townsfolk will go to thy mill, and grind their corn […] at their own good pleasure; nor can I hinder them, since they are free men.

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to mill flour

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I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.

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The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mill is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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