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mill

1. mill \'mil\ n [ME mille, fr. OE mylen; akin to OHG muli mill; both fr. a 
   pr]ehistoric NGmc-WGmc word borrowed fr. LL molina, molinum, fr. fem. and 
   neut. of molinus of a mill, of a millstone, fr. L mola mill, millstone; 
   akin to L molere to grind - more at MEAL 1: a building provided with 
   machinery for grinding grain into flour  2a: a machine for grinding grain : 
   QUERN  2b: a machine for crushing or comminuting  3: a machine that 
   manufactures by the continuous repetition of some simple  action 4: a 
   building or collection of buildings with machinery for manufacturing  5a: a 
   machine for stamping coins  5b: a machine for expelling juice from 
   vegetable tissues by pressure or gri nding 5c: a machine for polishing  6: 
   MILLING MACHINE, MILLING CUTTER 
2. mill vt 1: to subject to an operation or process in a mill : as  1a: to 
   grind into flour, meal, or powder  1b: to shape or dress by means of a 
   rotary cutter  1c: to mix and condition (as rubber) by passing between 
   rotating rolls  2: to give a raised rim or a ridged or corrugated edge to 
   (a coin)  1: to hit out with the fists  2: to move in a circle or in an 
   eddying mass  3: to undergo milling 
3. mill n [L mille thousand - more at MILE] : a unit of monetary value 
   equal to 1/1000 U.S. dollar