mill: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with L
Meaning of mill
noun
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
Example: Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
Example: My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.
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; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
Example: a cider mill; a cane mill
A machine for grinding and polishing.
Example: a lapidary mill
Listed forms: mills, miln.
Source: Wiktionary — mill.
verb
- transitive
To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
Example: to mill flour
- transitive
To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- transitive
To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- intransitive, usually
To move about in an aimless fashion.
Example: I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.
Listed forms: mills, milling, milled.
Source: Wiktionary — mill.
noun
One thousandth part. One thousandth of a US dollar, one-hundredth of a dime or one-tenth of a cent.
Example: The U.S. has never minted a mill coin, but the Coinage Act of 1792 describes this and other subdivisions of the U.S. dollar.
One thousandth part. One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
Example: They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.
- alt-of, alternative
One thousandth part. Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
Base or related entry: mil.
Example: For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mills thick.
Listed forms: mills.
Source: Wiktionary — mill.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mill.
noun
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- factory
- manufacturing plant
- manufactory
noun
machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- grinder
- milling machinery
noun
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
move about in a confused manner
- mill about
- mill around
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of mill
M(3) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of mill
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from mill
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