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- [mil]
- /mɪl/
- /mɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mil]
- /mɪl/
Definitions of mill word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of MILL Arithmetic and Logic Unit 3
- noun mill James, 1773–1836, English philosopher, historian, and economist, born in Scotland. 1
- noun mill his son, John Stuart, 1806–73, English philosopher and economist. 1
- verb with object mill to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill. 1
- verb with object mill Coining. to make a raised edge on (a coin or the like). to make narrow, radial grooves on the raised edge of (a coin or the like). 1
- verb with object mill to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate. 1
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Origin of mill
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English milne, mille (noun), Old English myl(e)n < Late Latin molīna, noun use of feminine of molīnus of a mill, equivalent to Latin mol(a) mill + -īnus -ine1
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Parts of speech for Mill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mill
verb mill
- pulverize — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- grate — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- powder — British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
noun mill
- grinder — a person or thing that grinds.
- mincer — to cut or chop into very small pieces.
- crusher — A crusher is a piece of equipment used for crushing things.
- pounder — a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination): He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.
- pulverizer — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
Antonyms for mill
noun mill
- ll — Lines.
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