English

Pronunciation
AHD|mĭl, IPA|/mɪl/, SAMPA|/mIl/
audio|en-us-mill.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪl|-ɪl

Homophones
mil

Etymology 1
ME. mille, OE. mylen

Noun
en-noun

1. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
2. The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
3. A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
4. A building housing such a plant.
5. An establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely, such as a divorce mill, etc.

Synonyms
(plant, building): factory, works

Derived terms
all grist to one's mill
miller
millhouse
milling
millstone
paper mill
rumor mill, rumour mill
steel mill
windmill

Translations
trans-top|grinding apparatus or the building housing it
Arabic: ARchar|�طح�ة
Croatian: mlin m
Dutch: molen m
Erzya: вед�гев (vedgev)
Estonian: veski
Finnish: mylly
French: moulin m
German: Mühle f
Old High German: mulin f
Greek: μ�λο� (mylos)
Hebrew: he-translation|��נ�|tachánah
Hungarian: malom
Italian: mulino m
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Korean: 방� (bangA); 방�� (bangAsgan, BangAt?-) (for building)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاش
Norwegian: mølle m
Polish: m�yn m
Portuguese: moenda f, moinho m
Serbian: mlin m, mlinac m
Slovenian: mlin m
Spanish: molino m
Turkish: de�irmen
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trans-top|manufacturing plant
Dutch: fabriek f (general), papierfabriek f (for paper), staalfabriek (for steel) textielfabriek (for textiles)
Finnish: tehdas
French: manufacture f
German: Fabrik f (general), Werk n (general) Papiermühle f (for paper)
Hebrew: he-translation|��נ�|tachánah
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Norwegian: mølle m
Polish: fabryka f
Portuguese: fábrica f, manufatura f
Spanish: fabrica f
Turkish: fabrika
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trans-top|building
Dutch: fabriek f (general), papierfabriek f (for paper), staalfabriek (for steel) textielfabriek (for textiles)
Finnish: tehdas, tehdasrakennus
French: manufacture f
German: Fabrik f (general), Werk n (general) Papiermühle f (for paper)
Hebrew: he-translation|��נ�|tachánah
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Norwegian: mølle m, fabrikk m (general)
Polish: fabryka f
Spanish: fabrica f
Turkish: bina, yapı
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trans-top|establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely
Dutch: papiermolen (~ burocracy)
Finnish: mylly
Hebrew: he-translation|��נ�|tachánah
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Norwegian: papirmølle m(~ burocracy)
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Interlingua: fabrica, molino
ttbc|Kashubian: m�in m (3)
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Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin millesimum

Noun
en-noun

1. An obsolete coin with value one-thousandth of a dollar, or one-tenth of a cent.

Translations
trans-top|coin
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Etymology 3
From the noun mill

Verb
en-verb

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

#: to mill flour

1. transitive To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
2. transitive To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
3. intransitive (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.

Synonyms
(move about in an aimless fashion): roam, wander

Translations
trans-top|grind or process using a mill or other machine
Dutch: malen
Finnish: jauhaa
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trans-top|shape, polish, etc, using a machine
Dutch: slijpen
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trans-top|engrave groove around the edge of
Dutch: graveren
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trans-top|move about in an aimless fashion
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Catalan

Etymology
Latin milium

Noun
mill

1. millet

Category:Catalan nouns

Irish

Verb
mill

1. To spoil

Category:Irish verbs

Scottish Gaelic

Verb
mill (present participle a' milleadh, simple past mhill, past participle millte)

1. To destroy, to ruin.

Category:Scottish Gaelic verbs

Wiradhuri

Alternative spellings
mil

Noun
mill

1. eye

Category:Wiradhuri nouns

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