mill

1. 1.

   move about in a confused manner

   Synonymsmill aboutmill around

   Broadermove
2. 2.

   grind with a mill

   “mill grain”

   Broadergrind
3. 3.

   produce a ridge around the edge of

   “mill a coin”

   Broadergroove
4. 4.

   roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

   Broaderroll out

Other forms of mill

plural

mills·

past tense

milled·

present participle

milling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mill

What does mill mean?

mill means "a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mill?

mill has 1 syllable: mill. In IPA it is /ˈmɪl/.

What is another word for mill?

Close synonyms include factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory, James Mill, John Mill. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mill a common word?

mill is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mill?

5 words rhyme with mill. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.