mill
♦ mill /m'ɪl/ (mills milling milled)
1 [N-COUNT]
A mill is a building in which grain is crushed to make flour.
2 [N-COUNT] supp N
A mill is a small device used for grinding something such as coffee beans or pepper into powder.
...a pepper mill.
= grinder
3 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
A mill is a factory used for making and processing materials such as steel, wool, or cotton.
...a steel mill.
...a textile mill.
4 [VERB] V n, V-ed
To mill something such as wheat or pepper means to grind it in a mill.
They mill 1000 tonnes of flour a day in every Australian state.
...freshly milled black pepper.
5
grist to the mill: see grist
see also milling, rolling mill, watermill, watermillmill around
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P n
When a crowd of people mill around or mill about, they move around within a particular place or area, so that the movement of the whole crowd looks very confused. (in BRIT, also use mill about)
Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening...
Dozens of people milled around Charing Cross Road and Denmark Street.pep|per mill (pepper mills)
also peppermill
[N-COUNT]
A pepper mill is a container in which peppercorns are crushed to make pepper. You turn the top of the container and the pepper comes out of the bottom.roll|ing mill (rolling mills)
[N-COUNT]
A rolling mill is a machine or factory in which metal is rolled into sheets or bars.ru|mour mill (rumour mills)
in AM, use rumor mill
[N-COUNT] oft the N
You can refer to the people in a particular place or profession who spread rumours as the rumour mill. (mainly JOURNALISM)
The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions.
1 [N-COUNT]
A mill is a building in which grain is crushed to make flour.
2 [N-COUNT] supp N
A mill is a small device used for grinding something such as coffee beans or pepper into powder.
...a pepper mill.
= grinder
3 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
A mill is a factory used for making and processing materials such as steel, wool, or cotton.
...a steel mill.
...a textile mill.
4 [VERB] V n, V-ed
To mill something such as wheat or pepper means to grind it in a mill.
They mill 1000 tonnes of flour a day in every Australian state.
...freshly milled black pepper.
5
grist to the mill: see grist
see also milling, rolling mill, watermill, watermillmill around
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P n
When a crowd of people mill around or mill about, they move around within a particular place or area, so that the movement of the whole crowd looks very confused. (in BRIT, also use mill about)
Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening...
Dozens of people milled around Charing Cross Road and Denmark Street.pep|per mill (pepper mills)
also peppermill
[N-COUNT]
A pepper mill is a container in which peppercorns are crushed to make pepper. You turn the top of the container and the pepper comes out of the bottom.roll|ing mill (rolling mills)
[N-COUNT]
A rolling mill is a machine or factory in which metal is rolled into sheets or bars.ru|mour mill (rumour mills)
in AM, use rumor mill
[N-COUNT] oft the N
You can refer to the people in a particular place or profession who spread rumours as the rumour mill. (mainly JOURNALISM)
The Washington rumour mill suggests that the president secured his narrow majority only by promising all sorts of concessions.