1 a building fitted with machinery for GRINDING grain into flour
seealsoWATERMILL, WINDMILL
2 (often in compounds) a factory that produces a particular type of material:
a cotton / cloth / steel / paper mill * mill owners / workers
seealsoROLLINGMILL, SAWMILL
3 (often in compounds) a small machine for crushing or GRINDING a solid substance into powder:
a pepper mill
seealsoRUN-OF-THE-MILL, TREADMILL
IDIOMS
go through the mill
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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