mill — a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour
Pronunciation (IPA): /mɪl/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother used to take corn to the old mill every harvest season.
- The rumor mill at our office works faster than the internet!
- Don't mill around here doing nothing - go study!
mill
NOUN[/mɪl/]
a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old Latin 'molina' (mill, grinding house), which itself evolved from 'mola' (millstone). During the Medieval period, as watermill and windmill technology developed, the term became established to denote places where grain was ground.
Breakdown
Latin 'mola' (millstone) + '-ina' (place suffix) → 'molina' (mill), later simplified in Romance languages to 'mill' in English.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother used to take corn to the old mill every harvest season.”
“The rumor mill at our office works faster than the internet!”
“Don't mill around here doing nothing - go study!”
“His ideas are pretty run-of-the-mill, nothing special.”
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