mill
/mɪl/
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc; The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity; the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds
- plural
- mills
Meanings
- 1
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc — Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.
There is a water mill above the bridge.
Tatoeba · Jesse · CC BY 2.0 FR
That's water to his mill.
Tatoeba · deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
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
- 3
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
- 4
A machine for grinding and polishing
- 5
A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic
- 6
A milling cutter used on such a machinerare
- 7
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materialsrare
- 8
The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their groundsrare
- 9
An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality — The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.rare
- 10
An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their ownrare