mill
/mɪl/noun
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A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
Example: Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.
The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
Example: My grandfather worked in a mill.
A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process.
Example: a cider mill; a cane mill
A machine for grinding and polishing.
Example: a lapidary mill
verb
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To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
Example: to mill flour
To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
(followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
Example: I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.