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through the mill

through the mill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throo stressed th ee mil]
    • /θru stressed ði mɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [throo stressed th ee mil]
    • /θru stressed ði mɪl/

Definitions of through the mill words

  • noun through the mill a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. 1
  • noun through the mill a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products. 1
  • noun through the mill a machine for grinding, crushing, or pulverizing any solid substance: a coffee mill. 1
  • noun through the mill any of various machines that modify the shape or size of a workpiece by rotating tools or the work: rolling mill. 1
  • noun through the mill any of various other apparatuses for shaping materials or performing other mechanical operations. 1
  • noun through the mill a business or institution that dispenses products or services in an impersonal or mechanical manner, as if produced in a factory: a divorce mill; a diploma mill. 1
See all 18 definitions of through the mill

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Origin of through the 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 Through the mill

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

through the 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".

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Synonyms for through the mill

adj through the mill

  • frustrated — Obsolete. frustrated.
  • hung up on — simple past tense and past participle of hang.

adjective through the mill

  • balked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
  • baulked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
  • crimped — folded into ridges
  • irked — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
All 6 Synonyms of through the mill

Antonyms for through the mill

adjective through the mill

  • encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
  • inspirited — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
All 2 Antonyms of through the mill

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