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mill 1
(mĭl)n.
1.
a. A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour or meal.
b. A device or mechanism that grinds grain.
2.
a. A building or farm equipped with machinery that presses or grinds fruit to extract the juice: a cider mill.
b. A device or machine used to extract juice from fruit.
3. A machine or device that reduces a solid or coarse substance into pulp or minute grains by crushing, grinding, or pressing: a pepper mill.
4. A building or group of buildings equipped with machinery for processing raw materials into finished or industrial products: a textile mill; a steel mill.
5.
a. A machine, such as one for stamping coins, that produces something by the repetition of a simple process.
b. A steel roller bearing a raised design, used for making a die or a printing plate by pressure.
c. Any of various machines for shaping, cutting, polishing, or dressing metal surfaces.
6.
a. A process, agency, or institution that operates in a mechanical way or turns out products in the manner of a factory: The college was nothing more than a diploma mill.
b. A business that breeds and sells animals, such as purebred puppies, often in substandard conditions. Often used in combination: a puppy mill.
7. A difficult or laborious series of experiences: went through the mill trying to get approval to build an addition onto the house.
v. milled, mill·ing, mills
v.tr.
1. To grind, pulverize, or break down into smaller particles in a mill: mill grain.
2. To produce or process mechanically in a mill: mill steel.
3. To cut, shape, or finish in a mill or with a milling tool: logs that are milled for lumber.
4.
a. To produce a ridge around the edge of (a coin).
b. To groove or flute the rim of (a coin or other metal object).
5. Western US To cause (cattle) to move in a circle or tightening spiral in order to stop a stampede.
v.intr.
1. To move around in churning confusion: "A crowd of school children milled about on the curb looking scared" (Anne Tyler).
2. Slang To fight with the fists; box.
3. To undergo milling: grain that mills well.
[Middle English milne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, from feminine and neuter of molīnus, of a mill, from Latin mola, millstone, from molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
mill 2
(mĭl)n. Abbr. M. or mi.
A unit of currency equal to 1/1000 of a US dollar or 1/10 of a cent.
[Short for Latin mīllēsimus, thousandth; see mil1.]
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mill
(mɪl)n
1. a building in which grain is crushed and ground to make flour
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a factory, esp one which processes raw materials: a steel mill.
3. (Mechanical Engineering) any of various processing or manufacturing machines, esp one that grinds, presses, or rolls
4. (Cookery) any of various small hand mills used for grinding pepper, salt, or coffee for domestic purposes. See also coffee mill, pepper mill
5. (Mechanical Engineering) a hard roller for impressing a design, esp in a textile-printing machine or in a machine for printing banknotes
6. a system, institution, etc, that influences people or things in the manner of a factory: going through the educational mill.
7. an unpleasant experience; ordeal (esp in the phrases go or be put through the mill)
8. a fist fight
9. run of the mill ordinary or routine
vb
10. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to grind, press, or pulverize in or as if in a mill
11. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to process or produce in or with a mill
12. (Mechanical Engineering) to cut or roll (metal) with or as if with a milling machine
13. (tr) to groove or flute the edge of (a coin)
14. (intr; often foll by about or around) to move about in a confused manner
15. (Cookery) (usually tr) rare to beat (chocolate, etc)
16. archaic slang to fight, esp with the fists
[Old English mylen from Late Latin molīna a mill, from Latin mola mill, millstone, from molere to grind]
ˈmillable adj
mill
(mɪl)n
(Units) a US and Canadian monetary unit used in calculations, esp for property taxes, equal to one thousandth of a dollar
[C18: short for Latin mīllēsimum a thousandth (part)]
Mill
(mɪl)n
1. (Biography) James. 1773–1836, Scottish philosopher, historian, and economist. He expounded Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Elements of Political Economy (1821) and Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind (1829) and also wrote a History of British India (1817–18)
2. (Biography) his son, John Stuart. 1806–73, English philosopher and economist. He modified Bentham's utilitarian philosophy in Utilitarianism (1861) and in his treatise On Liberty (1859) he defended the rights and freedom of the individual. Other works include A System of Logic (1843) and Principles of Political Economy (1848)
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mill1
(mɪl)n.
1. a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
2. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products.
3. a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill.
4. any of various machines that modify the shape or size of a piece of work by rotating tools or the work: rolling mill.
5. any of various other apparatuses for shaping materials or performing other mechanical operations.
6. a business or institution that dispenses products or services in an impersonal or mechanical manner: a divorce mill; a diploma mill.
7. Slang. a boxing match or fistfight.
v.t. 8. to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill.
9.
a. to make a raised edge on (a coin or the like).
b. to make radial grooves on the raised edge of (a coin or the like).
10. to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate.
11. Slang. to beat or strike; fight.
v.i. 12. to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly (often fol. by about or around).
13. Slang. to fight or box.
Idioms: through the mill, through a set of difficult or painful experiences.
[before 950; Old English myl(e)n < Late Latin molīna= Latin mol(a) mill + -īna -ine 3]
mill′a•ble, adj.
mill2
(mɪl)n.
a money of account equal to.001 of a U.S. dollar.
[1785–95, Amer.; short for Latin millēsimus thousandth; see mil 1]
Mill
(mɪl)n.
1. James, 1773–1836, English philosopher, historian, and economist, born in Scotland.
2. his son John Stuart, 1806–73, English philosopher and economist.
mill.
million.
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factory
– works – mill – plant1. 'factory'
A building where machines are used to make things is usually called a factory.
I work in a cheese factory.
He visited several factories which produce domestic electrical goods.
2. 'works'
A place where things are made or where an industrial process takes place can also be called a works. A works can consist of several buildings and may include outdoor equipment and machinery.
There used to be an iron works here.
After works you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb.
The sewage works was closed down.
Engineering works are planned for this district.
3. 'mill'
A building where a particular material is made is often called a mill.
He worked at a cotton mill.
4. 'plant'
A building where chemicals are produced is called a chemical plant.
There was an explosion at a chemical plant.
A power station can also be referred to as a plant.
They discussed the re-opening of the nuclear plant.
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mill
Past participle: milled
Gerund: milling
| Imperative |
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| mill |
| mill |
| Present |
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| I mill |
| you mill |
| he/she/it mills |
| we mill |
| you mill |
| they mill |
| Preterite |
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| I milled |
| you milled |
| he/she/it milled |
| we milled |
| you milled |
| they milled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am milling |
| you are milling |
| he/she/it is milling |
| we are milling |
| you are milling |
| they are milling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have milled |
| you have milled |
| he/she/it has milled |
| we have milled |
| you have milled |
| they have milled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was milling |
| you were milling |
| he/she/it was milling |
| we were milling |
| you were milling |
| they were milling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had milled |
| you had milled |
| he/she/it had milled |
| we had milled |
| you had milled |
| they had milled |
| Future |
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| I will mill |
| you will mill |
| he/she/it will mill |
| we will mill |
| you will mill |
| they will mill |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have milled |
| you will have milled |
| he/she/it will have milled |
| we will have milled |
| you will have milled |
| they will have milled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be milling |
| you will be milling |
| he/she/it will be milling |
| we will be milling |
| you will be milling |
| they will be milling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been milling |
| you have been milling |
| he/she/it has been milling |
| we have been milling |
| you have been milling |
| they have been milling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been milling |
| you will have been milling |
| he/she/it will have been milling |
| we will have been milling |
| you will have been milling |
| they will have been milling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been milling |
| you had been milling |
| he/she/it had been milling |
| we had been milling |
| you had been milling |
| they had been milling |
| Conditional |
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| I would mill |
| you would mill |
| he/she/it would mill |
| we would mill |
| you would mill |
| they would mill |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have milled |
| you would have milled |
| he/she/it would have milled |
| we would have milled |
| you would have milled |
| they would have milled |
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Noun 1. [画像:mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing]mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
assembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
cannery - a factory where food is canned
chemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are produced
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, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
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
industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
assembly line, production line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"
stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
sweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
textile mill - a factory for making textiles
uptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
2. [画像:mill - Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism]Mill - Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
3. [画像:mill - English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)]Mill - English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
4. [画像:mill - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing]mill - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
cider mill - mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider
coffee grinder, coffee mill - 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)
machinery - machines or machine systems collectively
meat grinder - a mill for grinding meat
pepper grinder, pepper mill - a mill for grinding pepper
quern - a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
spicemill - a mill for grinding spices
treadwheel, tread-wheel, treadmill - 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
5. mill - the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Verb 1. [画像:mill - move about in a confused manner]mill - move about in a confused manner
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2. mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3. mill - produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
groove - make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record"
4. mill - roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
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mill
noun
verb
mill about or around swarm, crowd, stream, surge, seethe, throng Quite a few people were milling about.
run of the mill commonplace, middling, average, fair, ordinary, routine, everyday, unremarkable, unexceptional, bog-standard (Brit. & Irish slang) I was just a very average run of the mill student.
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mill
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
طَاحُوُنَةٌ مَطْحَنَهمَعْمَليَتَحَرَّك بِدون نِظاميَطْحَن
mlýnmlýnekmotat sepřádelnatovárna
møllemyldre omkring=-kværn=-møllekværn
veski
myllytehdasjauhaa
mlin
malomkavarog
kvörnmalamyllavafra, eigra umverksmiîja
製粉所
방앗간
akmuo po kaklugamyklagirnagirnapusėkas ant sprando sėdi
dzirnavasdzirnaviņasfabrikaklimstmalt
mlinmlinčektovarna
kvarn
โรงสี
xưởng xay bột
mill
[mɪl]A. N
1. (= textile factory) → fábrica f (de tejidos); (= sugar mill) → ingenio m de azúcar ; (= spinning mill) → hilandería f; (= steel mill) → acería f
mill about mill around
A. VI + ADV → arremolinarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mill
n
(= building) → Mühle f
(= machine) → Mühle f; the poor man really went through the mill (inf) → der Arme hat wirklich viel durchmachen müssen; (= was questioned hard) → der Arme wurde wirklich durch die Mangel gedreht (inf); in training you’re really put through the mill (inf) → im Training wird man ganz schön hart rangenommen (inf)
vt flour, coffee etc → mahlen ; metal, paper → walzen ; (with milling machine) metal → fräsen ; coin → rändeln
mill
:millpond
n → Mühlteich m
millrace
n → Mühlbach or -graben m
millstone
millstream
n → Mühlbach m
millwheel
n → Mühlrad nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mill
[mɪl]1. n
a. (gen) → mulino (Industry) (for grain) → macina (also windmill) → mulino a vento ; (small, for coffee, pepper) → macinino
to go through the mill (fig) → passare un periodo duro
to put sb through the mill (fig) → mettere qn sotto torchio
to go through the mill (fig) → passare un periodo duro
to put sb through the mill (fig) → mettere qn sotto torchio
b. (factory) → fabbrica, stabilimento
mill about mill around vi + adv (crowd) → brulicare, formicolare
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mill
(mil) noun1. a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces. a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill. meul مَطْحَنَه мелничка moinho mlýnek die Mühle mølle; -mølle; kværn; -kværn μύλος molinillo veski اسیاب کردن mylly moulin מטחנה मिल mlin daráló, őrlő gilingan kvörn mulino 製粉機 제분기 malamoji mašinėlė, malūnėlis dzirnaviņas pengisar molen kvern młynek د ميده كولو ماشين، ژرنده moinho râşniţă ручная мельница mlynček mlinček mlin kvarn เครื่องโม่ değirmen (咖啡等的)研磨機,(胡椒等的)研磨器或研磨罐 млин چکّی، پیسنے کی مشین máy xay 碾磨机,磨粉机
2. a building where grain is ground. The farmer took his corn to the mill. meul مَطْحَنَه мелница moinho mlýn die Mühle mølle μύλος molino veski اسیاب mylly minoterie טחנה चक्की spremište malom penggilingan (korn)mylla mulino 製粉所 제분소 malūnas dzirnavas kilang molen mølle młyn ژرنده moinho moară мельница mlyn mlin mlin kvarn โรงสี değirmen 磨坊,穀物碾磨廠 млин غلہ پیسنے کا کارخانہ nhà máy xay 磨坊,面粉厂
3. a building where certain types of things are manufactured. A woollen-mill; a steel-mill. meul مَعْمَل фабрика oficina továrna; přádelna das Werk -mølle εργοστάσιο fábrica vabrik نورد tehdas fabrique טַחֲנַת - मिल, कारख़ाना, चक्कीघर, अनाज पीसने का स्थान tvornica gyár pabrik verksmiðja fabbrica, stabilimento 工場 공장, 제작소 fabrikas, gamykla fabrika kilang fabriek spinneri, –verk, –mølle fabryka كارځاى oficina fabrică фабрика továreň tovarna fabrika fabrik, -verk, -bruk โรงงานผลิตสินค้า fabrika 製造廠 фабрика; завод کوئی کارخانہ nhà máy 工厂
verb1. to grind or press. This flour was milled locally. maal يَطْحَن меля moer mlít mahlen kværne; male αλέθω moler jahvatama نورد کردن jauhaa moudre לִטחוֹן पीसना mljeti őröl menggiling mala macinare 製粉する 갈다, 제분하다 (su)malti []malt mengisar malen male, knuse; valse; stampe mleć ژرنده كول moer a măcina молоть mlieť mleti mleti mala บด öğütmek, çekmek 研磨,碾磨 молоти پیسنا، چکّی پیسنا nghiền 碾磨
2. (usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way. There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside. rondmaal يَتَحَرَّك بِدون نِظام въртя се agitar-se hemžit se; motat se (kolem) herumlaufen myldre omkring στριφογυρνώ arremolinarse, apiñarse sõeluma کارخانه tungeksia grouiller autour לְהִתרוֹצֵץ भीड़ इत्यादि जो असंगठित रूप से गतिशील हो kretati se u krugu kavarog berkeliaran vafra, eigra um (girare in tondo) 動き回る (가축이나 사람의 떼가) 정처없이 돌아다니다 sukiotis, šlaistytis klimst []; slaistīties [] berlegar-legar krioelen vandre rundt omkring falować كار خانه agitar-se a merge încolo şi încoace толпиться hemžiť sa gnesti se kružiti gå (trampa, irra) omkring เคลื่อนย้ายไปอย่างไร้เป้าหมาย (ปกติเป็นกลุ่มใหญ่) dolanıp durmak (一大群人)漫無目的走來走去 кружляти بھیڑ میں ایک دوسرے سے ٹکراتے پھرنا hỗn loạn 成群地乱转
ˈmiller noun a person who works a grain mill. meulenaar طَحّان، صاحِب مَطْحَنَه мелничар moleiro mlynář, -ka der Müller møller μυλωνάς molinero mölder اسیابان mylläri meunier/-ère טוחן मिल मालिक mlinar molnár penggiling malari mugnaio 製粉業者 제분업자 malūnininkas dzirnavnieks pengilang molenaar møller młynarz ژرندګړى moleiro morar мельник mlynár, -ka mlinar mlinar mjölnare คนงานโรงสี değirmenci 磨坊工人 мірошник غلہ پیسنے والا chủ cối xay 磨坊工人
ˈmillstone noun1. one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain. meulsteen رَحى، حَجَر الرَّحى воденичен камък mó mlýnský kámen der Mühlstein møllesten μυλόπετρα piedra de molino veskikivi سنگ اسیاب myllynkivi meule אֶבֶן-רֵיחַייִם चक्की का पत्थर mlinski kamen, žrvanj malomkő batu gilingan myllu-/kvarnarsteinn macina, mola 石うす 맷돌의 돌 girnapusė, girna dzirnakmens batu pengisar molensteen mølle-/kvernstein kamień młyński د ژرندى ډبره mó piatră de moară жёрнов mlynský kameň mlinski kamen vodenični kamen kvarnsten แผ่นหินกลมหนาของโม่หิน değirmen taşı 石磨 жорно چکّی کے دونوں پاٹوں میں سے کوئی đá cối xay 磨石
2. (usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress. He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck. meulsteen عِبء ثَقيل тежък товар fardo mlýnský kámen na krku der Mühlstein en møllesten; en klods om benet βάρος, φορτίο carga enorme raske koorem صخره riippakivi boulet אֶבֶן-רֵיחַייִם עַל צַווַאר- भारी बोझ या जिम्मेदारी oslonac nyűg beban berat þung byrði (palla al piede) 重荷 (정신적인) 무거운 짐 akmuo po kaklu, kas ant sprando sëdi smaga nasta, akmens kaklā beban berat molensteen klamp om foten kamień młyński تيګه،ډبره fardo piatră de moară, povară камень на (чьей-л.) шее mlynský kameň (na krku) kamen kamen o vratu en kvarnsten om ngns hals, en black om foten för ngn ตัวถ่วง yük, çile 重擔 тягар بھاری ذمّہ داری یا بوجھ gánh nặng 重担
ˈmillwheel noun a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns. meulwiel دولاب الطّاحون воденично колело roda de moinho mlýnské kolo das Mühlenrad møllehjul τροχός μύλου rueda de molino veskiratas چرخ اب myllynratas roue de moulin גַלגַל הָנָעַה चक्की का पहिया mlinsko kolo malomkerék roda kincir air ruota del mulino 水車の輪 물방아의 바퀴 malūno ratas dzirnavu rats roda kincir air molenrad kvernhjul, møllehjul koło młyńskie د ژرندى څرخ мельничное колесо mlynské koleso mlinsko kolo vodenički točak kvarnhjul ล้อหมุนผลิตพลังงานให้เึครื่องโม่ değirmen çarkı 研磨輪 млинове колесо کارخانے کا پہیا جو توانائی مہیا کرتا ہے bánh xe cối xay 碾轮
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mill
→ طَاحُوُنَةٌ mlýn mølle Mühle μύλος molino mylly moulin mlin mulino 製粉所 방앗간 molen mølle młyn moinho мельница kvarn โรงสี değirmen xưởng xay bột 磨坊Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009