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   Mill

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   noun

   • 1. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour. Similar factoryplantprocessing plantworksworkshopshopfoundryindustrial centerindustrial unit
   • ▪ a piece of machinery that grinds grain into flour: "a direct steam-driven flour mill"
   • ▪ a domestic device for grinding a solid substance to powder or pulp: "a coffee mill" Similar grinderquerncrusher
   • ▪ a place that processes things or people in a mechanical way: US "a correspondence school that was just a diploma mill"
   • 2. a building fitted with machinery for a manufacturing process: "a steel mill"
   • ▪ a piece of manufacturing machinery.
   • 3. an engine. informal
   • 4. a boxing match or a fistfight. informal, dated

   verb

   • 1. grind or crush (something) in a mill: "hard wheats are easily milled into white flour"
   • 2. cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool: "in the machine shop we mill and grind the castings"
   • ▪ produce regular ribbed markings on the edge of (a coin) as a protection against illegal clipping: "gold and silver coins were milled in order to prevent unscrupulous persons from shaving off the edges"
   • 3. (of people or animals) move around in a confused mass: "people milled about the room, shaking hands"
   • 4. thicken (wool or another animal fiber) by fulling it: "ordinary wool blankets are made by milling a woven wool fabric"

   Word Origin Old Englishmylen, based on late Latin molinum, from Latin mola ‘grindstone, mill’, from molere ‘to grind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. millable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What is mill noun?

   • Definition of mill noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a building fitted with equipment for grinding grain into flour; a machine for grinding grain The old mill has been converted into apartments. The mill can be seen grinding wheat. The river was harnessed to drive many mills.

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   What is a mill used for?

   • A mill is a building in which grain is crushed to make flour. A mill is a small device used for grinding something such as coffee beans or pepper into powder. ...a pepper mill. A mill is a factory used for making and processing materials such as steel, wool, or cotton. ...a steel mill. ...a textile mill.

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   What is a textile mill?

   • From Longman Business Dictionary mill1 /mɪl/ noun [ countable] 1 a building containing a large machine for crushing grain into flour, or the machine itself 2 a factory that produces a material such as cotton, cloth, or steel The textile mill is full of modern Japanese machinery.

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   • Throughout his career, he was known for his personality. His father Bobby worked as junk dealer and Mill truly inherited his fearless tongue and conviviality. He played with no shin pads and often stole the ball from goalkeepers when they were about to kick the ball.

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   noun. a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products. a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill.

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   something that is useful to somebody for a particular purpose. Political sex scandals are all grist to the mill of the tabloid newspapers. Definition of mill noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   a factory where one material or substance is made: a cotton / woollen mill. a paper / steel mill. mill. verb [ T ] uk / mɪl / us. to use a machine to crush something into a powder: freshly milled black pepper. Phrasal verbs. mill about/around (sth) (Definition of mill from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   From Longman Business Dictionary mill mill 1 / mɪl / noun [countable] 1 a building containing a large machine for crushing grain into flour, or the machine itself 2 MANUFACTURING a factory that produces a material such as cotton, cloth, or steel The textile mill is full of modern Japanese machinery.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of MILL. [count] 1. a : a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour. b : a machine for grinding grain. 2. : a small machine for grinding or crushing pepper, coffee, etc. a food/pepper mill. 3. : a building in which a particular product is made : factory. a paper/cotton/textile/lumber/steel mill.

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   Definition of mill noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.