verb Download 🔗Share To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine. Examples : "to mill flour" machine process industry agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine. Examples : "The carpenter carefully milled the wood to create a smooth, even surface for the table top. " machine technical industry process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin). Examples : "The edges of the new coins were carefully milled to prevent counterfeiting. " technical machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion. Examples : "After the bell rang, students milled around in the hallway, waiting for their next class. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to mill, or circle around. Examples : "to mill cattle" action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater. Examples : "The toddler milled around the bottom of the shallow pool, happily searching for his toy boat. " animal biology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction. Examples : "The whale, startled by the boat's engine, milled suddenly to the east, away from its pod. " animal action ocean biology nautical direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat; to pound. Examples : "The angry crowd milled the robber when the police arrived. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. Examples : "The woolen fabric was milled to make it denser and warmer before being used to make coats. " material process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To roll (steel, etc.) into bars. Examples : "The factory milled the hot steel into long, sturdy bars for construction. " material industry technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning. Examples : "She carefully milled the hot chocolate with a whisk until it was light and frothy. " food drink process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To undergo hulling. Examples : "This maize mills well." agriculture food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take part in a fistfight; to box. Examples : "After a heated argument in the schoolyard, the two boys milled for a few minutes before the teachers intervened. " sport action entertainment body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 ore, preparing it to be hoisted up later. " technical geology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (thieves' cant) To commit burglary. Examples : "The gang planned to mill the jewelry store while everyone was distracted by the parade. " property action police law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (trading card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile. Examples : "The player milled three cards from his opponent's deck into their graveyard. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand. Examples : "The Hearthstone player milled my key card when my hand was full, ruining my strategy. " entertainment computing game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Ground by a mill. Examples : "Coarsely milled maize is termed cornmeal, but when finely milled and sifted it is called corn flour." agriculture food process machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading