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mill

noun

1 mill

A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing.

synonyms: factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant.

Roget 720: contention, strife; contest, contestation; struggle; belligerency; opposition etc. 708.    controversy, polemics; debate etc. (discussion) ... show more

Roget 691: workshop, workhouse, workplace, shop, place of business; manufactory, mill, plant, works, factory; cabinet, studio; office, branch office bureau, ... show more

Roget 633: machinery, mechanism, engineering.    instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill; air engine, ... show more

Roget 643: unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality.    triviality, levity, frivolity; paltriness etc. adj.; poverty; smallness etc. 32; ... show more

Dutch: papierfabriek, staalfabriek, textielfabriek, fabriek
Polish: fabryka

2 Mill

Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836).

synonym: James Mill.

3 Mill

English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873).

synonyms: John Mill, John Stuart Mill.

4 mill

Machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing.

synonyms: grinder, milling machinery.

Roget 330: powderiness [State of powder.], pulverulence; sandiness etc. adj.; efflorescence; friability.    powder, dust, sand, shingle; sawdust; grit; ... show more

Dutch: molen, molentje

5 mill

The act of grinding to a powder or dust.

synonyms: grind, pulverisation, pulverization.

verb

1 mill

Move about in a confused manner.

synonyms: mill about, mill around.

2 mill

Grind with a mill.

3 mill

Produce a ridge around the edge of.

4 mill

Roll out (metal) with a rolling machine.

Dutch: frezen


Moby thesaurus: C, C-note, G, G-note, Vandyke, abrade, amble, armory, arrastra, arsenal, assemble, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, atomize, average, ball mill, basic, be turbulent, beat ... show more.

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