NOUN | artifact | mill, factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory | a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing |
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person | Mill, James Mill | Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism | |
person | Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill | English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) | |
artifact | mill, grinder, milling machinery | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing | |
act | mill, grind, pulverization, pulverisation | the act of grinding to a powder or dust | |
VERB | motion | mill, mill about, mill around | move about in a confused manner |
change | mill | grind with a mill | |
contact | mill | produce a ridge around the edge of | |
contact | mill | roll out (metal) with a rolling machine |
Sounds | mih'l | |
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Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... |
Meaning | Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836). | |
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Synonym | James Mill | |
Instance of | philosopher | A specialist in philosophy |
Spanish | James Mill, Mill | |
Catalan | James Mill |
Meaning | English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873). | |
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Synonyms | John Mill, John Stuart Mill | |
Instance of | economist, economic expert | An expert in the science of economics |
philosopher | A specialist in philosophy | |
Spanish | John Stuart Mill | |
Catalan | John Stuart Mill |
Meaning | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing. | |
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Synonyms | grinder, milling machinery | |
Narrower | cider mill | mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider |
coffee mill, coffee grinder | A mill that grinds roasted coffee beans | |
flour mill | A mill for grinding grain into flour | |
gristmill | A mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) | |
meat grinder | A mill for grinding meat | |
pepper mill, pepper grinder | A mill for grinding pepper | |
quern | A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand | |
spicemill | A mill for grinding spices / spices | |
treadmill, treadwheel, tread-wheel | A mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps | |
water mill | A mill powered by a water wheel | |
windmill | A mill that is powered by the wind | |
Broader | machinery | machines or machine systems collectively |
Spanish | moledora, molinillo, molino | |
Catalan | molí, molinet | |
Verbs | mill | grind with a mill |
Meaning | The act of grinding to a powder or dust. | |
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Synonyms | grind, pulverization, pulverisation | |
Broader | crush, crunch, compaction | The act of crushing |
Spanish | molienda, pulverización, trituración | |
Catalan | mòlta, pulverització | |
Verbs | mill | grind with a mill |
Meaning | Move about in a confused manner. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | mill about, mill around | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Meaning | grind with a mill. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "mill grain" | |
Broader | grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute | Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading |
Spanish | acribar, cribar, moler | |
Catalan | garbellar | |
Nouns | mill | the act of grinding to a powder or dust |
mill | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing |
Meaning | produce a ridge around the edge of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "mill a coin" | |
Broader | groove | make a groove in, or provide with a groove |
Spanish | fresar | |
Nouns | milling | corrugated edge of a coin |
Meaning | roll out (metal) with a rolling machine. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | roll out, roll | flatten or spread with a roller |
Spanish | laminar | |
Catalan | laminar |
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