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- Dictionarymill/mɪl/
noun
- 1. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour. Similar
- 2. a factory fitted with machinery for a particular manufacturing process: "a steel mill"
verb
- 1. grind (something) in a mill: "hard wheats are easily milled into white flour"
- 2. cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool: "in the machine shop we mill and grind the castings"
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MILL definition: 1. a building where grain is crushed into flour 2. a small machine for crushing things into powder…. Learn more.
1. : a building provided with machinery for processing and especially for grinding grain into flour. 2. a. : a machine or apparatus for grinding grain. b. : a device or machine for reducing something (as by crushing or grinding) to small pieces or particles. a pepper mill. c. : a machine for hulling grain kernels (as of rice, oats, or spelt) 3.
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products. a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill.
1.countable noun. A mill is a building in which grain is crushed to make flour. 2.countable noun. A mill is a small device used for grinding something such as coffee beans or pepper into powder. ...a pepper mill. Synonyms: grinder, crusher, quern More Synonyms of mill. 3.countable noun.
a building with machinery for crushing grain into flour. A mill is also a factory where a particular materials or substances are processed: a paper / steel mill. A mill is also a device for crushing a solid substance into powder: a coffee / pepper mill. (Definition of mill from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a. A process, agency, or institution that operates in a mechanical way or turns out products in the manner of a factory: The college was nothing more than a diploma mill. b. A business that breeds and sells animals, such as purebred puppies, often in substandard conditions. Often used in combination: a puppy mill. 7.
A mill is a factory or plant, especially one that's equipped for grinding grain into flour. The facility is a mill, and the machine that does the actual grinding is also called a mill. When a mill crushes and grinds grain like wheat or corn, you can say it mills flour.
