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run of the mill

run of the mill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhn uhv, ov stressed th ee mil]
    • /rʌn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði mɪl/
    • /rʌn əv ðə mɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn uhv, ov stressed th ee mil]
    • /rʌn ʌv, ɒv stressed ði mɪl/

Definition of run of the mill words

  • adjective run of the mill merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance. 1
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Origin of run of the mill

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Run of the mill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Run of the mill

run of the mill popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for run of the mill

adj run of the mill

  • boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.

adjective run of the mill

  • anonymous — If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.
  • average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
  • chain — A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
  • driveling — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
  • drivelling — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
All 12 Synonyms of run of the mill

Antonyms for run of the mill

adjective run of the mill

  • circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
  • embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
  • energised — Alternative spelling of energized.
  • energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
  • knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
All 5 Antonyms of run of the mill

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