Etymology : Middle English mille, from Old English mylen, from Late Latin molina, molinum, from feminine and neuter of molinus of a mill, of a millstone, from Latin mola mill, millstone; akin to Latin molere to grind; more at MEAL
Pronunciation : 'mil
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. establishment with mechanical equipment for the manufacturing of a product; mechanical device that grinds; factory that processes grain, milling house; unit of monetary value equal to one thousandth of a US dollar; fight, boxing match (Slang). grind, crush; manufacture a product in a mill; wander about in a group of people; fight (Slang). mill\mill\ (m&ibreve;l), n. [l. mille a thousand. cf. mile.] a money of account of the united states, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.mill \mill\, n. [oe. mille, melle, mulle, milne, as. myln, mylen; akin to d. molen, g. mühle, ohg. mulī, mulīn, icel. mylna; all prob. from l. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, goth. malan, g. mahlen, and to e. meal. ?108. see:
meal flour, and cf. moline.].
2. a machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill.
3. a machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill.
4. a machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill.
5. a common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc.
6. a building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.
7. (die sinking) a hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.
8. (mining) (a) an excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) a passage underground through which ore is shot.
9. a milling cutter. see:
illust. under milling.
10. a pugilistic. [cant] d. blackmore.
11. A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.
12. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or indented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill.
13. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill.
14. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill.
15. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc.
16. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.
17. A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.
18. An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
19. A passage underground through which ore is shot.
20. A milling cutter.
21. See Illust. under Milling.
22. A pugilistic encounter.
23. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute.
24. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter.
25. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin.
26. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
27. To beat with the fists.
28. To roll into bars, as steel.
29. To swim under water; said of air-breathing creatures.
30. To undergo hulling, as maize.
31. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain.
32. To swim suddenly in a new direction; said of whales.
33. To take part in a mill; to box.
34. Short for Treadmill.
35. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw.
36. To fill with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
37. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill grind with a mill; "mill grain" roll out with a rolling machine produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin" move about in a confused manner.
38. 1. A mill is a building in which grain is crushed to make flour.
39. A mill is a small device used for grinding something such as coffee beans or pepper into powder. a pepper mill. = grinder.
40. A mill is a factory used for making and processing materials such as steel, wool, or cotton. a steel mill. a textile mill.
41. To mill something such as wheat or pepper means to grind it in a mill. They mill 1000 tonnes of flour a day in every Australian state. freshly milled black pepper.
42. grist to the mill: see:
grist see also milling, rolling mill, run-of-the-mill, watermill. Scottish philosopher, economist, and a founder of utilitarianism. His works include An Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829). British philosopher and economist known especially for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism. His many works include A System of Logic (1843), Principles of Political Economy (1848), and The Subjection of Women (1869). A monetary unit equal to .]. block mill grain mill Mill's methods Mill James Mill John Stuart.
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