mill
mill Lexical Profile
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• noun
A building or factory fitted with machinery for manufacturing processes, such as producing textiles, steel, or paper.
"The town's economy relied heavily on the local textile mill until it closed in the late twentieth century."
A machine or apparatus designed for grinding grain into flour or crushing other solid substances into powder.
"He bought a new hand-cranked coffee mill to grind fresh beans every morning."
American A unit of currency equal to one-thousandth of a US dollar or one-tenth of a cent, primarily used in calculating property taxes.
"The proposed school budget would require an increase of two mills in the local property tax rate."
• verb
To grind, crush, or treat (a solid substance) in a machine to produce flour, powder, or pulp.
"The artisan bakery continues to mill its own organic wheat to produce the freshest possible flour."
To move around in a confused, aimless, or disorganized mass (often used of people or animals).
"Dozens of anxious passengers began to mill around the terminal after the sudden flight cancellation."
To cut, shape, or finish (metal, wood, or plastic) using a specialized rotating machine tool.
"The engineer programmed the CNC machine to mill the aluminum block into a precise aerospace component."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mylen', via Late Latin 'molina', from Latin 'mola' meaning 'millstone' or 'grindstone', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*melə-', meaning to crush or grind.
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