—mill /mɪl/
noun [C]
F0 a building where grain is crushed into flour
Thesaurus+: ↑FactoriesF0 a small machine for crushing things into powder:
» a pepper/coffee millSee picture: coffee mill 
Thesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic chores
F0 a factory where a particular substance is produced:
» a cotton/paper/steel millSee picture: mill (= factory) Thesaurus+: ↑Factories
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Extra Examples:» When the large cog wheel engages (with the smaller one), the mill stone will start to go round.» A 200,000-acre forest site will be replanted with softwoods to supply the paper and pulp mill.» Working conditions/practices in the mill have hardly changed over the last 20 years.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for mill
F0 to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder:
» The grain is still milled locally.Thesaurus+: ↑Squeezing and grindingF0 SPECIALIZED to shape metal by removing parts from it using a special machine
Thesaurus+: ↑Metals and metalworking , ↑Chemical elementsThesaurus+: ↑Patterns and shapes