mill

[US]/mɪl/
[UK]/mɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a building or group of buildings where grain is ground into flour.

Phrases & Collocations

run-of-the-mill

millstone

sawmill

textile mill

rolling mill

ball mill

paper mill

strip mill

cold rolling mill

plate mill

steel mill

hot strip mill

in the mill

roller mill

rod mill

finishing mill

hot rolling mill

end mill

grinding mill

tube mill

tandem mill

through the mill

flour mill

Example Sentences

The old mill by the river has been converted into a restaurant.

The mill produced enough flour to supply the whole village.

The waterwheel powered the mill to grind the grains.

The miller carefully inspected the quality of the wheat before grinding it.

The historic mill is a popular tourist attraction in the area.

The mill was in operation day and night to meet the demand for flour.

The mill pond was used to store water for powering the mill.

The mill owner invested in modern machinery to increase production efficiency.

The mill village was a self-sufficient community with its own bakery and blacksmith.

The windmill and water mill were both used to grind grains in the past.

Real-world Examples

The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small, he said, somewhat impressively.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Selected)

An immense chimney, relic of a disused mill, reared up, shadowy and ominous.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The mill grinds corn into meal and wheat into flour.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

And they said that their father or their mother had worked in the steel mill.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

For our plantation, the approach we have is to go through every step of the way - every step of the process - so that we grow it, we pick it, and we process it in the mill.

Source: 6 Minute English

Eventually you come to the water mill which used to provide the electricity for the house - only about four hours every evening - in George's time.

Source: IELTS Listening

Wheat is transported from the farms to the mills.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

There was a picturesque old mill at the foot of the mountain.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

He quit his cotton mill in 1812, notes Mr Schoorl.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The times goes and this scrubber mill a lot faster.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

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