mill

mill: ▪ I. 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.

• Pittsburgh's steel mills

• the growing of conifers for the paper mills

[m0] ▪ II. mill mill ² verb [transitive]

1. to produce flour by crushing grain in a mill

2. MANUFACTURING to press, roll, or shape metal in a machine

3. to mark the edge of a coin with regular lines

— milled adjective [only before a noun] :

• milled corn

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mill UK US /mɪl/ noun [C]

► PRODUCTION a factory where cloth, steel, paper, or wood is produced: »Developers are converting empty mills and warehouses into expensive apartments.
»a textile/paper/steel/lumber mill

► PRODUCTION a building where grain is crushed into flour: »Our family-run flour mill produces whole-wheat baking flour from organic grains.

► DISAPPROVING a place that provides something in large quantities so that you can get it easily: »Diploma mills cheapen the hard work and effort that students put into successfully completing their education.
»These puppy mills are large-scale breeding operations that have a reputation for abuse and filthy conditions.

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mill UK US /mɪl/ verb [T] PRODUCTION

► to cut metal or make it into a particular shape by using a special machine: mill sth into sth »The steel is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing.

► to crush grain into flour or crush another substance into powder: »The grain is still milled locally.

→ See also MILLING(Cf. ↑milling), PAPER MILL(Cf. ↑paper mill), RUN-OF-THE-MILL(Cf. ↑run-of-the-mill)

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Synonyms:

Manufactory, Grind, comminute, pulverize, powder, levigate / One tenth of a cent, Stamp on the edge (as coin) / Full (as cloth) / Throw (as silk)

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Mill — Mill, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[ u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Mill — may refer to: Mill (grinding), an equipment for the grinding or pulverizing of grain and other raw materials using millstones Milling machine, metalworking machine that operates by rotating a cutting bit while the workpiece is moved against the… … Wikipedia
mill — mill1 [mil] n. [ME melle < OE mylen, akin to OHG mulin, ON mylna, all < 4th c. Gmc borrowing < LL molinae, pl. of molina, mill < LL(Ec) molina, of a mill < L mola, millstone < IE base * mel , to grind, crush > MEAL2, MILD,… … English World dictionary
mill — mill·able; mill; mill·age; mill·er; mill·man; mini·mill; ar·mill; … English syllables
Mill — (m[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled} (m[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mill — Mill, James Mill, John Stuart * * * (as used in expressions) block mill, sistema Mill, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, métodos de … Enciclopedia Universal
mill — ► NOUN 1) a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour. 2) a device or piece of machinery for grinding grain or other solid substances. 3) a building fitted with machinery for a manufacturing process. ► VERB 1) grind in a mill … English terms dictionary
mill — One tenth of one cent: $0.001. A mill rate is used by many localities to compute property taxes. For example, some states levy a one time nonrecurring tax of two mills per dollar (0.2%) on the fair market value of all notes, bonds, and other… … Law dictionary
mill|er — «MIHL uhr», noun. 1. a) a person who owns or runs a mill, especially a flour mill. b) a person who operates any machine called a mill. 2. a moth whose wings look as if they were powdered with flour. 3. a) = milling machine. (Cf. ↑milling machine) … Useful english dictionary

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