26984 words

mill

13 definitions • 12 examples
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a building where grain is crushed into flour
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a small machine for crushing things into powder:

Examples:

a pepper/coffee mill
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Examples:

a cotton/paper/steel mill
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to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder:

Examples:

The grain is still milled locally.
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A mill is also a factory where a particular materials or substances are processed:

Examples:

a paper/steel mill
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A mill is also a device for crushing a solid substance into powder:

Examples:

a coffee/pepper mill
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a building where grain is crushed into flour:

Examples:

Our family-run flour mill produces whole-wheat baking flour from organic grains.
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a place that provides something in large quantities so that you can get it easily:

Examples:

Diploma mills cheapen the hard work and effort that students put into successfully completing their education.
These puppy mills are large-scale breeding operations that have a reputation for abuse and filthy conditions.
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to cut metal or make it into a particular shape by using a special machine:

Examples:

mill sth into sth The steel is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing.
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to crush grain into flour or crush another substance into powder:

Examples:

The grain is still milled locally.

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