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mill

noun

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a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a steel mill that remains the town's principal employer Synonyms manufactory, factory, plant, shop, works, workshopRelated Words sweatshop; atelier, studio, workplace, workroom; yard

mill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mill

to reduce to fine particles a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times Synonyms atomize, beat, bray, comminute, crush, disintegrate, grind, powder, mull, pound, pulverizeRelated Words grate, kibble; crumble, crunch; break, bust, dash, fracture, fragment; shatter, smash, splinter; micronize

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