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Meaning of the word mill in English

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mill

US /mɪl/
UK /mɪl/
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Noun

1.

a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour

Example:
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The old water mill still stands by the river.
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They visited a working flour mill.
Synonym:
gristmillflour mill
2.

a factory for processing raw materials or manufacturing products

Example:
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The steel mill employed thousands of workers.
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A textile mill produces fabrics.
Synonym:
factoryplantworks

Verb

1.

grind (grain) in a mill

Example:
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The farmer will mill his wheat into flour.
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The machine can mill various types of grains.
Synonym:
grindprocesscrush
2.

cut or shape (metal or other material) with a milling machine

Example:
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The engineer used a special tool to mill the metal part.
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They can mill complex shapes with precision.
Synonym:
machineshapecut
3.

(of a large number of people or animals) move around in a confused mass

Example:
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The crowd began to mill around, waiting for the gates to open.
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Cattle were milling about in the pen.
Synonym:
swarmcrowdthrongcongregategather
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pepper millrun-of-the-millsteel millpaper millmill around