mill

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Homophones

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

Singular
mill

Plural
mills

mill (plural mills)

  1. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
  2. The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
  3. A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
  4. A building housing such a plant.
  5. An establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely, such as a divorce mill, etc.

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[edit] Translations
grinding apparatus
building housing a grinding apparatus
manufacturing plant
building
establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely
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[edit] Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin millesimum

[edit] Noun

Singular
mill

Plural
mills

mill (plural mills)

  1. An obsolete coin with value one-thousandth of a dollar, or one-tenth of a cent.

[edit] Translations
coin

[edit] Etymology 3

From the noun mill

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to mill

Third person singular
mills

Simple past
milled

Past participle
milled

Present participle
milling

to mill (third-person singular simple present mills, present participle milling, simple past and past participle milled)

  1. (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
    to mill flour
  2. (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
  3. (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
  4. (intransitive) (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.

[edit] Synonyms
  • (move about in an aimless fashion): roam, wander

[edit] Translations
grind or process using a mill or other machine
shape, polish, etc, using a machine
engrave groove around the edge of
move about in an aimless fashion

[edit] References

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

Latin milium

[edit] Noun

mill

  1. millet

[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [mʲiːlʲ] or [mʲɪlʲ]

[edit] Verb

mill

  1. To spoil

[edit] Inflection

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present millim milleann tú;
millir†		 milleann sé, sí millimid milleann sibh milleann siad;
millid†		 milltear
past mhill mé;
mhilleas†		 mhill tú;
mhillis†		 mhill sé, sí mhilleamar mhill sibh;
mhilleabhair†		 mhill siad;
mhilleadar†		 milleadh
future millfidh mé;
millfead†		 millfidh tú;
millfir†		 millfidh sé, sí millfimid;
millfeam†		 millfidh sibh millfidh siad;
millfid†		 millfear
past habitual mhillinn mhillteá mhilleadh sé, sí mhillimis mhilleadh sibh mhillidís mhilltí
imperative millim mill milleadh sé, sí millimis milligí millidís milltear
conditional mhillfinn mhillfeá mhillfeadh sé, sí mhillfimis mhillfeadh sibh mhillfidís mhillfí
subjunctive present mille mé;
millead†		 mille tú;
millir†		 mille sé, sí millimid mille sibh mille siad;
millid†		 milltear
past millinn millteá milleadh sé, sí millimis milleadh sibh millidís milltí
verbal noun milleadh
past participle millte

† Dialect form

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mill mhill unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Verb

mill (present participle form milleadh)

  1. to destroy, spoil, ruin

[edit] Noun

mill m.

  1. Genitive of meall.
  2. Plural of meall.

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[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Noun

mill

  1. eye
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