noun
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 workpiece 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, as if produced in a factory: a divorce mill; a diploma mill.
7.
Machinery. a cutter on a milling machine.
8.
a steel roller for receiving and transferring an impressed design, as to a calico-printing cylinder or a banknote-printing plate.
9.
Mining. a place or set of machinery for crushing or concentrating ore.
10.
Slang. a boxing match or fistfight.
verb (used with object)
11.
to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill.
12.
Coining.
a.
to make a raised edge on (a coin or the like).
b.
to make narrow, radial grooves on the raised edge of (a coin or the like).
13.
to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate.
14.
Slang. to beat or strike; fight; overcome.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 15.
to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly, as a herd of cattle (often followed by about or around ).
16.
Slang. to fight or box.
17.
through the mill, Informal. undergoing or having undergone severe difficulties, trials, etc., especially with an effect on one's health, personality, or character: He's really been through the mill since his wife's death.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English milne, mille (noun), Old English myl(e)n < Late Latin molīna, noun use of feminine of molīnus of a mill, equivalent to Latin mol(a) mill + -īnus -ine1
before 950; Middle English milne, mille (noun), Old English myl(e)n < Late Latin molīna, noun use of feminine of molīnus of a mill, equivalent to Latin mol(a) mill + -īnus -ine1
Synonyms
15. crowd, wander, roam, teem.
15. crowd, wander, roam, teem.
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noun
a unit of monetary value equal to 0.001 of a U.S. dollar; one tenth of a cent: used at various times and places in the U.S. as a money of account, especially in certain tax rates.
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mill1 (mɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a building in which grain is crushed and ground to make flour |
| 2. | a factory, esp one which processes raw materials: a steel mill |
| 3. | any of various processing or manufacturing machines, esp one that grinds, presses, or rolls |
| 4. | coffee mill See also pepper mill any of various small hand mills used for grinding pepper, salt, or coffee for domestic purposes |
| 5. | 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 goorbe put through the mill) |
| 8. | a fist fight |
| 9. | run of the mill ordinary or routine |
| —vb | |
| 10. | (tr) to grind, press, or pulverize in or as if in a mill |
| 11. | (tr) to process or produce in or with a mill |
| 12. | 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; |
| 15. | rare (usually tr) 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] | |
| 'millable1 | |
| —adj | |
| mill2 (mɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | 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. | 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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Word Origin & History
mill
"building fitted to grind grain," O.E. mylen "mill," an early Gmc. borrowing from L.L. molina, molinum "mill" (cf. Fr. moulin, Sp. molino), originally fem. and neut. of molinus "pertaining to a mill," from L. mola "mill, millstone," related to molere "to grind," from PIE *mel-/*mol-/*ml- "grind" (cf.
Gk. myle "mill"). Also from L.L. molina, directly or indirectly, are Ger. Mühle, Dan. mølle, O.C.S. mulinu. Broader sense of "grinding machine" is attested from 1550s. Other types of manufacturing machines driven by wind or water, whether for grinding or not, began to be called mills by early 15c. Sense of "building fitted with industrial machinery" is from c.1500. The verb meaning "to grind" is attested from 1550s. Related: Milled.
mill
"one-tenth cent," 1791, introduced as a U.S. currency unit but now only used for tax calculation purposes, shortening of L. millesimum "one-thousandth," from mille "a thousand" (see mile). Formed on the analogy of cent, which is short for L. centesimus "one hundredth" (of a dollar).
mill
"to keep moving round and round in a mass," 1874 (implied in milling), originally of cattle, from mill (n.1) on resemblance to the action of a mill wheel. Related: Milling.
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Bible Dictionary
Mill definition
for grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). That used by the Hebrews consisted of two circular stones, each 2 feet in diameter and half a foot thick, the lower of which was called the "nether millstone" (Job 41:24) and the upper the "rider." The upper stone was turned round by a stick fixed in it as a handle. There were then no public mills, and thus each family required to be provided with a hand-mill. The corn was ground daily, generally by the women of the house (Isa. 47:1, 2; Matt. 24:41). It was with the upper stone of a hand-mill that "a certain woman" at Thebez broke Abimelech's skull (Judg. 9:53, "a piece of a millstone;" literally, "a millstone rider", i.e., the "runner," the stone which revolves. Comp. 2 Sam. 11:21). Millstones could not be pledged (Deut. 24:6), as they were necessary in every family.
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Idioms & Phrases
mill
see grist for the mill; mills of the gods grind slowly; run of the mill; through the mill; tilt at windmills.
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Example sentences
The courage she showed in her lifetime is to be envied by normal, run of the mill people.
It is indeed a depressing, former mill-town with a number of rundown areas.
One common take on this machine is a wheel or water mill that uses changes in weight to continually rotate.
Trips include a winery and olive mill tour plus a stop at a farmers market.
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