mills Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
   Robert Mills.
   
2. noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
   mill; factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
   
3. noun Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
   Mill; James Mill.
   
4. noun English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
   John Mill; Mill; John Stuart Mill.
   
5. noun machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
   mill; grinder; milling machinery.
   
6. noun the act of grinding to a powder or dust
   mill; pulverization; pulverisation; grind.
   
7. verb move about in a confused manner
   mill; mill around; mill about.
   
8. verb grind with a mill
   mill.
   
   • mill grain
9. verb produce a ridge around the edge of
   mill.
   
   • mill a coin
10. verb roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
    mill.
    

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