mill

CEFRB1

/mɪl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A building or machine that processes materials such as grain or metal.

  2. 02

    verb

    To grind or process material in a mill.

Examples

  • The old mill has been converted into apartments.

  • There is a water mill above the bridge.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [mɪɫ]
  • [mɪo̯]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.

  2. The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

  3. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)

More examples

In context

  • There was a water mill below the dam.

  • My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.

  • Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.

Synonyms

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The farmer took his wheat to the old blank to be ground into flour.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.