mill
/mɪl/
noun
- A building or machine where grain is ground into flour.
- The mill's giant stone wheels have been turning for over a century.
- Farmers bring their corn to the mill to be turned into meal.
- The old water mill still grinds wheat into flour every Saturday.
- A factory or building where materials like paper, steel, or textiles are processed or manufactured.
- She got a job at the textile mill after finishing school.
- The steel mill employs hundreds of workers in the town.
- Paper is made at a mill from wood pulp and recycled fibers.
- A small machine for grinding or crushing something, such as coffee beans or spices.
- She bought a new spice mill for the kitchen.
- He used a pepper mill to grind fresh pepper over the salad.
- The coffee mill makes a loud noise when it crushes the beans.
verb
- To grind or crush something in a mill.
- The machine mills the corn into a coarse meal.
- They mill the wheat into fine flour at the factory.
- She mills her own coffee beans every morning.
- To move around in a confused or aimless crowd.
- After the concert, the crowd milled in the parking lot.
- Fans milled around the stadium entrance waiting for the doors to open.
- The shoppers milled about the mall with no clear destination.