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Definition of 'mill'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
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The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
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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.
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A machine for grinding and polishing.
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A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
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A building housing such a plant.
An establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely, such as a divorce mill, etc.
(label) an engine
(label) a boxing match, fistfight
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(label) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
(label) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
(label) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
A milling cutter.
(label) A card or deck that relies on the strategy of putting cards directly from the draw pile into the discard pile.
Synonyms
* factory, works
Derived terms
{{der3|
|cog mill
|miller
|millhouse
|milling
|mill race, millrace
|millstone
|mill wheel, millwheel
|paper mill
|pecker mill
|pulp mill
|rice mill
|rolling mill
|run-of-the-mill
|rumor mill, rumour mill
|steel mill
|trouble at t' mill
|watermill
|windmill}}
Etymology 2
Ultimately from (etyl) (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
An obsolete coin with value one-thousandth of a dollar, or one-tenth of a cent.
One thousandth part, particularly in millage rates of property tax.
Synonyms
* (one thousandth part) permille,
Coordinate terms
* (one thousandth part)
* percent
* basis point
Derived terms
* millage
Etymology 3
From the noun .
Verb
( en-verb)
(label) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
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(label) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
(label) 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.
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To swim underwater.
To beat; to pound.
* Rudyard Kipling
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To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
(label) To place cards into the discard pile directly from the draw pile.
Synonyms
* (move about in an aimless fashion) roam, wander
Derived terms
* millable
* nonmilled
* unmilled
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Similar to 'mill'maul, mal, meal, mail, mahal, mel, mohel, moll, mull, moil, mall, mil, mol, mell, myall, mewl, miaul, moel, meawl
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