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mill
noun
a
small
hand-operated
or
electric
device
used
in
the
kitchen
to
grind
coffee
beans
,
spices
,
or
other
foods
•
He
turned
the
pepper
mill
over
his
soup
until
it
was
covered
with
fresh
flakes
.
He
turned
the
pepper
mill
over
his
soup
until
it
was
covered
with
fresh
flakes
.
•
The
new
electric
coffee
mill
can
grind
enough
beans
for
four
cups
in
seconds
.
The
new
electric
coffee
mill
can
grind
enough
beans
for
four
cups
in
seconds
.
noun
a
building
with
large
machinery
that
grinds
grain
into
flour
•
Farmers
brought
their
wheat
to
the
old
water
mill
by
the
river
.
Farmers
brought
their
wheat
to
the
old
water
mill
by
the
river
.
•
Inside
the
stone
mill
,
a
young
woman
watched
huge
grinding
wheels
crush
grain
into
soft
white
flour
.
Inside
the
stone
mill
,
a
young
woman
watched
huge
grinding
wheels
crush
grain
into
soft
white
flour
.
Old
English
“
mylen
,”
from
Latin
“
molina
”
meaning
“
grinding
house
,”
ultimately
from
“
molere
” (‘
to
grind
’).
noun
a
factory
where
a
raw
material
such
as
steel
,
paper
,
or
lumber
is
processed
into
finished
or
partly
finished
products
•
Smoke
rose
from
the
town
’
s
steel
mill
as
molten
metal
poured
into
molds
.
Smoke
rose
from
the
town
’
s
steel
mill
as
molten
metal
poured
into
molds
.
•
She
got
a
job
at
the
paper
mill
that
sits
beside
the
pine
forest
.
She
got
a
job
at
the
paper
mill
that
sits
beside
the
pine
forest
.
verb
-
mill
,
milling
,
mills
,
milled
to
grind
something
,
especially
grain
,
into
powder
or
to
process
it
in
a
mill
•
The
farmer
milled
the
corn
into
fine
flour
for
bread
.
The
farmer
milled
the
corn
into
fine
flour
for
bread
.
•
Wheat
is
usually
milled
within
a
day
of
arriving
at
the
processing
plant
.
Wheat
is
usually
milled
within
a
day
of
arriving
at
the
processing
plant
.
noun
a
unit
of
money
in
the
United
States
equal
to
one-thousandth
of
a
dollar
,
mainly
used
in
calculating
taxes
or
utility
rates
•
The
property
tax
was
set
at
eight
mills
per
dollar
of
assessed
value
.
The
property
tax
was
set
at
eight
mills
per
dollar
of
assessed
value
.
•
Electricity
rates
increased
by
half
a
mill
to
cover
fuel
costs
.
Electricity
rates
increased
by
half
a
mill
to
cover
fuel
costs
.
verb
-
mill
,
milling
,
mills
,
milled
to
move
around
slowly
without
a
clear
direction
,
often
as
part
of
a
crowd
•
After
the
concert
,
fans
milled
about
outside
the
stadium
trying
to
spot
the
band
.
After
the
concert
,
fans
milled
about
outside
the
stadium
trying
to
spot
the
band
.
•
Passengers
milled
around
the
airport
lobby
during
the
long
delay
.
Passengers
milled
around
the
airport
lobby
during
the
long
delay
.
verb
-
mill
,
milling
,
mills
,
milled
to
shape
or
cut
metal
or
another
solid
material
with
a
rotating
cutting
tool
,
especially
on
a
milling
machine
•
The
machinist
milled
a
precise
slot
into
the
steel
plate
.
The
machinist
milled
a
precise
slot
into
the
steel
plate
.
•
Aluminum
parts
are
milled
to
tight
tolerances
for
aircraft
engines
.
Aluminum
parts
are
milled
to
tight
tolerances
for
aircraft
engines
.
million
noun
the
number
that
equals
one
thousand
thousand
,
written
1
,
000
,
000
•
The
city
has
a
population
of
over
one
million
.
The
city
has
a
population
of
over
one
million
.
•
He
won
exactly
two
million
dollars
in
the
lottery
.
He
won
exactly
two
million
dollars
in
the
lottery
.
From
Old
French
million
,
formed
on
mille
“
thousand
”
with
the
augmentative
suffix
-ion
,
originally
meaning
“
a
great
thousand
.”
noun
a
very
large
but
not
exact
number
of
people
or
things
•
There
were
millions
of
butterflies
filling
the
valley
.
There
were
millions
of
butterflies
filling
the
valley
.
•
I
’
ve
told
you
millions
of
times
to
clean
your
room
.
I
’
ve
told
you
millions
of
times
to
clean
your
room
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
extended
figurative
use
to
mean
an
indefinite
large
quantity
dates
from
the
17th
century
.