mill (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 9 senses of the word *mill / Mill*:
NOUN	artifact	mill, factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory	a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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

mill / Mill > pronunciation
Sounds	mih'l
Rhymes	Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl...

English > *mill*: 9 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing.
Synonyms	factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory
Category of	closed-circuit television	A television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)
	conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter	A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
	uptime	A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
Parts	production line, assembly line, line	mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
Parts	shop floor	workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
Narrower	assembly plant	A factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
	automobile factory, auto factory, car factory	A factory where automobiles are manufactured
	cannery	A factory where food is canned
	chemical plant	An industrial plant where chemicals are produced
	foundry, metalworks	factory where metal castings are produced
	lumbermill, sawmill	A mill for dressing logs and lumber
	paper mill	A mill where paper is manufactured
	stamp mill, stamping mill	A mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
	steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory	A factory where steel is made
	sweatshop	factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions
	textile mill	A factory for making textiles
Broader	plant, works, industrial plant	buildings for carrying on industrial labor
Spanish	fabrica, fábrica, factoría, molino, planta
Catalan	fàbrica, factoria, molí, planta

English > *Mill*: 9 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836).
Synonym	James Mill
Instance of	philosopher	A specialist in philosophy
Spanish	James Mill, Mill
Catalan	James Mill

English > *Mill*: 9 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873).
Synonyms	John Mill, John Stuart Mill
Instance of	economist, economic expert	An expert in the science of economics
Instance of	philosopher	A specialist in philosophy
Spanish	John Stuart Mill
Catalan	John Stuart Mill

English > *mill*: 9 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing.
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

English > *mill*: 9 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	The act of grinding to a powder or dust.
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

English > *mill*: 9 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move about in a confused manner.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	mill about, mill around
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

English > *mill*: 9 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	grind with a mill.
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
Nouns	mill	machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

English > *mill*: 9 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	produce a ridge around the edge of.
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

English > *mill*: 9 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	roll out (metal) with a rolling machine.
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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