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mill 1
(mĭl)n.
1.
a. A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour or meal.
b. A device or mechanism that grinds grain.
2.
a. A building or farm equipped with machinery that presses or grinds fruit to extract the juice: a cider mill.
b. A device or machine used to extract juice from fruit.
3. A machine or device that reduces a solid or coarse substance into pulp or minute grains by crushing, grinding, or pressing: a pepper mill.
4. A building or group of buildings equipped with machinery for processing raw materials into finished or industrial products: a textile mill; a steel mill.
5.
a. A machine, such as one for stamping coins, that produces something by the repetition of a simple process.
b. A steel roller bearing a raised design, used for making a die or a printing plate by pressure.
c. Any of various machines for shaping, cutting, polishing, or dressing metal surfaces.
6.
a. A process, agency, or institution that operates in a mechanical way or turns out products in the manner of a factory: The college was nothing more than a diploma mill.
b. A business that breeds and sells animals, such as purebred puppies, often in substandard conditions. Often used in combination: a puppy mill.
7. A difficult or laborious series of experiences: went through the mill trying to get approval to build an addition onto the house.
v. milled, mill·ing, mills
v.tr.
1. To grind, pulverize, or break down into smaller particles in a mill: mill grain.
2. To produce or process mechanically in a mill: mill steel.
3. To cut, shape, or finish in a mill or with a milling tool: logs that are milled for lumber.
4.
a. To produce a ridge around the edge of (a coin).
b. To groove or flute the rim of (a coin or other metal object).
5. Western US To cause (cattle) to move in a circle or tightening spiral in order to stop a stampede.
v.intr.
1. To move around in churning confusion: "A crowd of school children milled about on the curb looking scared" (Anne Tyler).
2. Slang To fight with the fists; box.
3. To undergo milling: grain that mills well.
[Middle English milne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, from feminine and neuter of molīnus, of a mill, from Latin mola, millstone, from molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
mill 2
(mĭl)n. Abbr. M. or mi.
A unit of currency equal to 1/1000 of a US dollar or 1/10 of a cent.
[Short for Latin mīllēsimus, thousandth; see mil1.]
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mill
(mɪl)n
1. a building in which grain is crushed and ground to make flour
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a factory, esp one which processes raw materials: a steel mill.
3. (Mechanical Engineering) any of various processing or manufacturing machines, esp one that grinds, presses, or rolls
4. (Cookery) any of various small hand mills used for grinding pepper, salt, or coffee for domestic purposes. See also coffee mill, pepper mill
5. (Mechanical Engineering) a hard roller for impressing a design, esp in a textile-printing machine or in a machine for printing banknotes
6. a system, institution, etc, that influences people or things in the manner of a factory: going through the educational mill.
7. an unpleasant experience; ordeal (esp in the phrases go or be put through the mill)
8. a fist fight
9. run of the mill ordinary or routine
vb
10. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to grind, press, or pulverize in or as if in a mill
11. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to process or produce in or with a mill
12. (Mechanical Engineering) to cut or roll (metal) with or as if with a milling machine
13. (tr) to groove or flute the edge of (a coin)
14. (intr; often foll by about or around) to move about in a confused manner
15. (Cookery) (usually tr) rare to beat (chocolate, etc)
16. archaic slang to fight, esp with the fists
[Old English mylen from Late Latin molīna a mill, from Latin mola mill, millstone, from molere to grind]
ˈmillable adj
mill
(mɪl)n
(Units) a US and Canadian monetary unit used in calculations, esp for property taxes, equal to one thousandth of a dollar
[C18: short for Latin mīllēsimum a thousandth (part)]
Mill
(mɪl)n
1. (Biography) James. 1773–1836, Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He expounded Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Elements of Political Economy (1821) and Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829) and also wrote a History of British India (1817–18)
2. (Biography) his son, John Stuart. 1806–73, English philosopher and economist. He modified Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Utilitarianism (1861) and in his treatise On Liberty (1859) he defended the rights and freedom of the individual. Other works include A System of Logic (1843) and Principles of Political Economy (1848)
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mill1
(mɪl)n.
1. a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
2. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products.
3. a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill.
4. any of various machines that modify the shape or size of a piece of work by rotating tools or the work: rolling mill.
5. any of various other apparatuses for shaping materials or performing other mechanical operations.
6. a business or institution that dispenses products or services in an impersonal or mechanical manner: a divorce mill; a diploma mill.
7. Slang. a boxing match or fistfight.
v.t. 8. to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill.
9.
a. to make a raised edge on (a coin or the like).
b. to make radial grooves on the raised edge of (a coin or the like).
10. to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate.
11. Slang. to beat or strike; fight.
v.i. 12. to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly (often fol. by about or around).
13. Slang. to fight or box.
Idioms: through the mill, through a set of difficult or painful experiences.
[before 950; Old English myl(e)n < Late Latin molīna= Latin mol(a) mill + -īna -ine3]
mill′a•ble, adj.
mill2
(mɪl)n.
a money of account equal to.001 of a U.S. dollar.
[1785–95, Amer.; short for Latin millēsimus thousandth; see mil1]
Mill
(mɪl)n.
1. James, 1773–1836, English philosopher, historian, and economist, born in Scotland.
2. his son John Stuart, 1806–73, English philosopher and economist.
mill.
million.
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factory
– works – mill – plant1. 'factory'
A building where machines are used to make things is usually called a factory.
I work in a cheese factory.
He visited several factories which produce domestic electrical goods.
2. 'works'
A place where things are made or where an industrial process takes place can also be called a works. A works can consist of several buildings and may include outdoor equipment and machinery.
There used to be an iron works here.
After works you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb.
The sewage works was closed down.
Engineering works are planned for this district.
3. 'mill'
A building where a particular material is made is often called a mill.
He worked at a cotton mill.
4. 'plant'
A building where chemicals are produced is called a chemical plant.
There was an explosion at a chemical plant.
A power station can also be referred to as a plant.
They discussed the re-opening of the nuclear plant.
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Past participle: milled
Gerund: milling
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| Noun | 1. |  mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturingassembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product cannery - a factory where food is canned chemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are produced closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) foundry, metalworks - factory where metal castings are produced lumbermill, sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumber paper mill - a mill where paper is manufactured industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" assembly line, production line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps sweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry textile mill - a factory for making textiles uptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use |
| 2. |  Mill - Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) | |
| 3. |  Mill - English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) | |
| 4. |  mill - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushingcider mill - mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider coffee grinder, coffee mill - a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans flour mill - a mill for grinding grain into flour gristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) machinery - machines or machine systems collectively meat grinder - a mill for grinding meat pepper grinder, pepper mill - a mill for grinding pepper quern - a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand spicemill - a mill for grinding spices treadwheel, tread-wheel, treadmill - a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps water mill - a mill powered by a water wheel windmill - a mill that is powered by the wind | |
| 5. | mill - the act of grinding to a powder or dust | |
| Verb | 1. |  mill - move about in a confused manner move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| 2. | mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain" | |
| 3. | mill - produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin" groove - make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record" | |
| 4. | mill - roll out (metal) with a rolling machine |
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mill
noun
verb
mill about or around swarm, crowd, stream, surge, seethe, throng Quite a few people were milling about.
run of the mill commonplace, middling, average, fair, ordinary, routine, everyday, unremarkable, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang) I was just a very average run of the mill student.
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Translations
طَاحُوُنَةٌمَطْحَنَهمَعْمَليَتَحَرَّك بِدون نِظاميَطْحَن
mlýnmlýnekmotat sepřádelnatovárna
møllemyldre omkring=-kværn=-møllekværn
veski
myllytehdasjauhaa
mlin
malomkavarog
kvörnmalamyllavafra, eigra umverksmiîja
製粉所
방앗간
akmuo po kaklugamyklagirnagirnapusėkas ant sprando sėdi
dzirnavasdzirnaviņasfabrikaklimstmalt
mlinmlinčektovarna
kvarn
โรงสี
xưởng xay bột
mill
[mɪl]A. N
1. (= textile factory) → fábrica f (de tejidos); (= sugar mill) → ingenio m de azúcar; (= spinning mill) → hilandería f; (= steel mill) → acería f
mill about mill around
A. VI + ADV → arremolinarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mill
n
(= building) → Mühle f
(= machine) → Mühle f; the poor man really went through the mill (inf) → der Arme hat wirklich viel durchmachen müssen; (= was questioned hard) → der Arme wurde wirklich durch die Mangel gedreht (inf); in training you’re really put through the mill (inf) → im Training wird man ganz schön hart rangenommen (inf)
vt flour, coffee etc → mahlen; metal, paper → walzen; (with milling machine) metal → fräsen; coin → rändeln
mill
:millpond
n → Mühlteich m
millrace
n → Mühlbach or -graben m
millstone
millstream
n → Mühlbach m
millwheel
n → Mühlrad nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mill
[mɪl]1. n
a. (gen) → mulino (Industry) (for grain) → macina (also windmill) → mulino a vento; (small, for coffee, pepper) → macinino
to go through the mill (fig) → passare un periodo duro
to put sb through the mill (fig) → mettere qn sotto torchio
to go through the mill (fig) → passare un periodo duro
to put sb through the mill (fig) → mettere qn sotto torchio
b. (factory) → fabbrica, stabilimento
mill about mill around vi + adv (crowd) → brulicare, formicolare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mill
(mil) noun1. a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces. a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.
2. a building where grain is ground. The farmer took his corn to the mill.
3. a building where certain types of things are manufactured. A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.
verb1. to grind or press. This flour was milled locally.
2. (usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way. There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.
ˈmiller noun a person who works a grain mill.
ˈmillstone noun1. one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.
2. (usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress. He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.
ˈmillwheel noun a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns.
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mill
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