mill

Plural: mill, mills

Noun

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
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 (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
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.
A machine for grinding and polishing.
A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
A milling cutter used on such a machine.
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
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.)
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 own.
An engine.
A boxing match or fistfight.
A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
A passage underground through which ore is shot.
The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
A prison treadmill.
A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
A delousing station: a cootie mill.
A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
One thousandth part.
One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
One thousandth part.
One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
One thousandth part.
Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
One thousandth part.
Clipping of millimeter.
Alternative form of mil (“million”).
A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
Discarding a card from one's deck.
A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.

Verb

Verb Forms: milled, milling, mills

To grind or process a material in a mill.
move about in a confused manner
grind with a mill
- "mill grain"
produce a ridge around the edge of
- "mill a coin"
roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
To move about in an aimless fashion.
To cause to mill, or circle around.
To swim underwater.
To swim suddenly in a new direction.
To beat; to pound.
To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
To undergo hulling.
To take part in a fistfight; to box.
To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
To commit burglary.
To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.

Examples

a cider mill; a cane mill
a lapidary mill
After the drilling and tapping operations, we come in with a mill and do some contouring.
For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mills in diameter.
For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mills thick.
He spent some time in the mill after that escapade.
He watched his opponent mill over the tiles, trying to form a high-scoring word.
I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.
My grandfather worked in a mill. He operated machinery, did maintenance, and drove forklifts.
My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.
Once the billet gets through the 56-inch mill, it is ready for reheating.
Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.
Several machinists were busy operating the lathes, mills, and drill presses on the shop floor.
The geologists were responsible for keeping the work within the mill.
The U.S. has never minted a mill coin, but the Coinage Act of 1792 describes this and other subdivisions of the U.S. dollar.
They kept us in line by threatening to put us on the mill twice as long if we complained.
They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.
They pulled me off the main crew and had me digging in the mill.
They were betting big on a great mill, but they didn't realize that the fix was in.
This maize mills well.
Those shysters cranking out the "IT training certificates" are running quite a mill over there, eh?
Those shysters selling the purebreds are running quite a mill over there, eh?
to mill cattle
to mill flour
Under the hood is a mill that you and I can't afford — a nitrous-blown hemi with custom heads.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

factory, grind, grinder, James Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill about, mill around, milling machinery, pulverisation, pulverization, burn, milling#Noun, mm, roam, thou, wander, works

Scrabble Score: 6

mill: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mill: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mill: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

mill: valid Words With Friends Word