Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mill

5 senses of mill

Sense 1
factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory -- (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
       => plant, works, industrial plant -- (buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles")

Sense 2
Mill, James Mill -- (Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836))
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 3
Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill -- (English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873))
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)
       INSTANCE OF=> economist, economic expert -- (an expert in the science of economics)

Sense 4
mill, grinder, milling machinery -- (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
       => machinery -- (machines or machine systems collectively)

Sense 5
grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation -- (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
       => crush, crunch, compaction -- (the act of crushing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mill

4 senses of mill

Sense 1
mill, mill about, mill around -- (move about in a confused manner)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 2
mill -- (grind with a mill; "mill grain")
       => grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute -- (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic")

Sense 3
mill -- (produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin")
       => groove -- (make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record")

Sense 4
mill -- (roll out (metal) with a rolling machine)
       => roll out, roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper")