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Mill meaning

What does “mill” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“mill” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing.

mill

noun

  1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

    Synonymsfactorymanufacturing plantmanufactory

  2. Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)

    SynonymsJames Mill

  3. English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)

    SynonymsJohn MillJohn Stuart Mill

  4. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

    Synonymsgrindermilling machinery

  5. the act of grinding to a powder or dust

    Synonymsgrindpulverizationpulverisation

verb

  1. move about in a confused manner

    Synonymsmill aboutmill around

  2. grind with a mill

    “mill grain”

  3. produce a ridge around the edge of

    “mill a coin”

  4. roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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