mill
1mill
noun \ˈmil\Definition of MILL
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: a building provided with machinery for grinding grain into flour
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a : a machine or apparatus (as a quern) for grinding grain b : a machine for crushing or comminuting
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: a machine that manufactures by the continuous repetition of some simple action
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: a building or collection of buildings with machinery for manufacturing
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a : a machine formerly used for stamping coins b : a machine for expelling juice from vegetable tissues by pressure or grinding
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a : a slow, laborious, or mechanical process or routine b : one that produces or processes people or things mechanically or in large numbers <a diploma mill> <a rumor mill>
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: a difficult and often educational experience —used in the phrase through the mill
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: the engine of an automobile or boat
Origin of MILL
Middle English mille, from Old English mylen, from Late Latin molina, molinum, from feminine and neuter of molinus of a mill, of a millstone, from Latin mola mill, millstone; akin to Latin molere to grind — more at meal
First Known Use: before 12th century
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