Synonyms for mill
mɪlmill

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1. mill3

   John Stuart Mill.

   Synonyms:
   , permille

2. mill3

   (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.

   I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.

   Synonyms:
   wander, roam

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1. factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactorynoun

   a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

   Synonyms:
   manufacturing plant, pulverisation, milling machinery, manufactory, grinder, grind, pulverization, factory

2. Mill, James Millnoun

   Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)

   Synonyms:
   manufacturing plant, milling machinery, manufactory, grinder, grind, pulverization, pulverisation, factory

3. Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Millnoun

   English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)

   Synonyms:
   manufacturing plant, milling machinery, manufactory, grinder, grind, pulverization, pulverisation, factory

4. mill, grinder, milling machinerynoun

   machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

   Synonyms:
   factory, submarine sandwich, grind, poor boy, zep, sub, hoagie, hero, molar, manufacturing plant, hero sandwich, pulverization, grinder, manufactory, milling machinery, bomber, submarine, hoagy, wedge, torpedo, pulverisation

5. grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisationverb

   the act of grinding to a powder or dust

   Synonyms:
   drudgery, factory, grind, plodding, nerd, dweeb, manufacturing plant, powder, pulverization, grinder, swot, manufactory, milling machinery, wonk, donkeywork, pulverisation

6. mill, mill about, mill aroundverb

   move about in a confused manner

   Synonyms:
   lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, linger, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hang around, loaf, mill around

7. millverb

   grind with a mill

   "mill grain"

   Synonyms:
   mill about, mill around

8. millverb

   produce a ridge around the edge of

   "mill a coin"

   Synonyms:
   mill about, mill around

9. millverb

   roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

   Synonyms:
   mill about, mill around

Matched Categories

1. • Economist
   • Grind
   • Groove
   • Move
   • Philosopher
   • Plant
   • Roll Out

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. millnoun

   Synonyms:
   manufactory

2. millnoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] one tenth of a cent

3. millnoun

   Synonyms:
   fight, contest

4. millverb

   Synonyms:
   stamp (as coin) on the edge

5. millverb

   Synonyms:
   full (as cloth)

6. millverb

   Synonyms:
   [Low.] beat (with the fists)

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1. List of paraphrases for "mill":

   moulin, plant, factory, sawmill, windmill, mills, plants, usine, manufactures, grinder, fabrique, bailer, steelworks, facility, factories, moulins

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How to use mill in a sentence?

1. Derek Holt at Scotiabank:

   There are dim hopes amidst an active rumor mill that on balance continues to portray both Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his main banker German Chancellor Angela Merkel as uncompromising.

2. Ruth Beier:

   The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing.

3. Carrie Severino:

   The fact that the Court added the constitutional question means that some justices recognized that this is not a run of the mill act of prosecutorial discretion, but a novel and controversial power grab.

4. Braddock Mayor John Fetterman:

   I don't own a suit or a tie and that's not a statement of rebellion or anything like that, it's out of deference to my community, it's out of deference to what's across the street, in terms of the mill.

5. Brad Segal:

   In this case with SARS Covid-19, I think it's still too early to know whether it's something specific to the pathophysiology, or if it's just because it's another run of the mill infection.