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- [milz]
- /mɪlz/
- /mɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [milz]
- /mɪlz/
Definitions of mills word
- noun mills a unit of monetary value equal to 0.001 of a U.S. dollar; one tenth of a cent: used at various times and places in the U.S. as a money of account, especially in certain tax rates. 1
- verb with object mills to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill. 1
- verb with object mills 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 mills to beat or stir, as to a froth: to mill chocolate. 1
- verb with object mills Slang. to beat or strike; fight; overcome. 1
- verb without object mills to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly, as a herd of cattle (often followed by about or around). 1
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Origin of mills
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 Mills
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mills popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
mills usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mills
verb mills
noun mills
- grinders — Plural form of grinder.
- factories — A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- foundries — Plural form of foundry.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
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