/mɪl/
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Translation
A building or machine that grinds grain into flour, or a factory that makes things like paper, steel, or cloth.
Word origin
From Old English mylen, from Late Latin molina, built on Latin molere, to grind.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- molere
- English cognates
- molar
Examples
grinds flour.
A mill turns grain into flour for bread.
windmill .
Wind and water were the old ways to power a mill.
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A "mill" can also be a factory that makes one material.
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