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mill

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A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.

Examples :

"Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill."

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The building housing such a grinding apparatus.

Examples :

"My grandfather worked in a mill."

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A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process.

Examples :

"a cider mill; a cane mill"

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A machine for grinding and polishing.

Examples :

"a lapidary mill"

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The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.

Examples :

"The coin's distinctive mill made it easy to identify as a rare collectible. "

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A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.

Examples :

"a steel mill"

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A building housing such a plant.

Examples :

"The flour mill was a busy place, with workers loading and unloading sacks of grain. "

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An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality, such as a divorce mill, a puppy mill, etc.

Examples :

"The company is a notorious divorce mill; they handle dozens of divorces every week, often with little attention to the well-being of the clients. "

"The city's reputation suffered when the local newspaper exposed the puppy mill. "

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An institution awarding educational certificates not officially recognised

Examples :

"My cousin attended a mill that offers vocational training certificates, but they aren't recognized by the national government. "

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Examples :

"The old mill powered the water pump for the farm. "

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A boxing match, fistfight.

Examples :

"The two brothers had a mill in the park after a disagreement. "

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(die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.

Examples :

"The jeweler used a special mill to create the intricate design on the copper coin. "

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An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.

Examples :

"The construction crew used the mill to extract rock for the new school's playground fill. "

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A passage underground through which ore is shot.

Examples :

"The miners used the mill to shoot the ore down into the processing plant. "

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A milling cutter.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a sharp mill to cut the wood for the new table legs. "

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Examples :

"The gym's new exercise equipment includes a powerful mill for cardio workouts. "

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A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.

Examples :

"The office secretary used the old manual mill to type the telegram from the client. "

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To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

Examples :

"to mill flour"

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To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a machine to mill the wood for the new table legs. "

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To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).

Examples :

"The jeweler will mill the edge of the new commemorative coin. "

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(followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.

Examples :

"The children milled around the playground, looking for a game to play. "

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To cause to mill, or circle around.

Examples :

"to mill cattle"

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(of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.

Examples :

"The ducks were milling in the pond, exploring the underwater plants. "

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(of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.

Examples :

"The whale mill sharply to the left, surprising the boat tour. "

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To beat; to pound.

Examples :

"The chef milled the spices in a mortar and pestle to make a flavorful rub. "

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To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.

Examples :

"The weaver had to mill the cloth to make it stronger for the new drapes. "

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To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.

Examples :

"The factory workers milled the steel into long, strong bars for construction projects. "

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To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.

Examples :

"The chef milled the hot chocolate, making it frothy and ready for the children. "

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To undergo hulling.

Examples :

"This maize mills well."

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To take part in a fistfight; to box.

Examples :

"The two brothers milled around each other, fists clenched, before finally breaking apart. "

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To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.

Examples :

"The miners milled the winze with broken rock so they could extract the valuable ore later. "

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(thieves' cant) To commit burglary.

Examples :

"The gang planned to mill the old house on Elm Street. "

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An obsolete coin worth one thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.

Examples :

"My grandfather had a collection of old coins, including a few rare mills. "

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One thousandth part, particularly in millage rates of property tax.

Examples :

"The property tax mill rate for our neighborhood is 12, meaning the tax is 12 thousandths of a dollar per dollar of assessed property value. "

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An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.

Examples :

"The surveyor used a mil to precisely measure the angle of the slope. "

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A unit of measurement equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.

Examples :

"The manufacturer measured the thickness of the plastic sheet at 25 mills. "

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A former subdivision (1/1000) of the Maltese lira

Examples :

"The antique coin was worth 10 mills. "

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(plural "mil") Abbreviation of million.

Examples :

"The company's profit this year reached 50 mil. "

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A unit of measure of capacity, being one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: ml

Examples :

"The recipe calls for 250 ml of milk. "

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A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.

Examples :

"The player successfully formed a mill, winning the game of nine men's morris. "

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(trading card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.

Examples :

"In the card game, I had to make a mill to get rid of the unwanted cards. "

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(trading card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.

Examples :

"The mill strategy in the card game was very effective; he quickly depleted his opponent's deck. "

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(trading card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.

Examples :

"I milled my damaged card to the discard pile in my Pokémon trading card game. "

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(Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.

Examples :

"I milled my extra cards because my hand was full. "