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Meanings of mill in English

Portuguese
fábrica
Catalan
planta
Spanish
fabrica
Wikidata

An establishment where products are manufactured using industrial methods.

        fábrica
        Russian
        мельница
        Portuguese
        moinho
        Spanish
        molino
        Catalan
        molí
        Wikidata

        Device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting.

              мельница
              Synonyms
              Examples for "grinding mill"
              Examples for "grinding mill"
              1
              Every citizen of the country is thrown into the grinding mill to increase production.
              Revolution
              2
              Sometimes the master sent me alone to the grinding mill.
              Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
              3
              His voice sounded like the ore- grinding mill in the manufactory.
              Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
              4
              But at last Sutter thought he would have a grinding mill of the American sort.
              Stories of American Life and Adventure
              5
              He had a grinding mill and produced a large amount of sugar and molasses in season.
              The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South
              Portuguese
              trituração
              Catalan
              mòlta
              Spanish
              molienda

              The act of grinding to a powder or dust.

                    trituração
                    Portuguese
                    moinho
                    Catalan
                    molinet

                    Machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing.

                          moinho
                          Usage of mill in English
                          1
                          She fixes problems: not run-of-the-mill ones, but problems on a colossal scale.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Well; so God was everywhere forgotten-inthe fields and in the mill.
                          The History of David Grieve
                          3
                          The end would have come quickly without the mill, without the power.
                          Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
                          4
                          The change in him was even greater than in the mill itself.
                          Taking Tales: Instructive and Entertaining Reading
                          5
                          In the background the road through the ravine with mill-stream and footbridge.
                          The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
                          6
                          You don't think I should go ahead with the mill project, either.
                          Hellfire
                          7
                          The logs that the axes cut down are sawed in the mill.
                          The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
                          8
                          Tired: Main XP interface is hard to use on a run-of-the-mill TV.
                          Wired
                          9
                          In '55, the mill cut off its water supply to the houses.
                          The prince of frogtown
                          10
                          Have you ever seen children who are employed at a textile mill?
                          Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
                          11
                          Great fortunes were made by land and mill owners from its destruction.
                          Anthill: a novel
                          12
                          The rattle of the fanning mill announced the finishing of the task.
                          Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago / Personal recollections ...
                          13
                          The people who really went through the mill don't act that way.
                          American empire: blood and iron
                          14
                          Follow signs to visit the mill, returning to the main track after.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          Tim and a business partner use a portable mill on the farm.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          The watchman will be down in the mill then, punching the time-clock.
                          The Valley of the Giants
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