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
🇺🇸 US/mɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/mɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootmill
🎵Rhyme
hillstillwillskillfill
hill
still
will
skill
fill
🔗Collocations
paper mill
steel mill
coffee mill
mill flour
run-of-the-mill
grist mill
📝Examples
“My grandmother used to take corn to the old mill every harvest season.”
😄 Fun example
“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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
factoryplantgrindercrusherworkshop
Antonyms
preserveprotectmaintain
Related
flourgrainwindmillwatermillmanufacturing
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