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mill

[mɪɫ]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
mill
IPA
[mɪɫ]
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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.

noun

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.

noun

A machine for grinding and polishing.

noun

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

noun

A milling cutter used on such a machine.

noun

A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.

noun

The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *melh₂-, mylne, mylen, *mulīnu, molīna, molō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [mɪɫ]
  • British English: [mɪɫ]

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

mills (plural) miln (alternative, obsolete) mills (present, singular) milling (participle, present) milled (participle, past) milled (past)

Derived Forms

catmill cornmill cryomill endmill flourmill gristmill hammermill handmill lumbermill micromill Milford millboard

Phrases

abortion mill accreditation mill ant mill author mill ball mill Barker's mill bark mill blowing mill

Frequently Paired Words

die % basis point bp percent mille mil Millean

Synonyms

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Homonyms

mil

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mill?
The recorded pronunciation is [mɪɫ].
What does mill mean?
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
Where does mill come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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