mill
English Thesaurus
1. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
2. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | assembly plant, |
definition | : | a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cannery, |
definition | : | a factory where food is canned (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | chemical plant, |
definition | : | an industrial plant where chemicals are produced (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | foundry, metalworks, |
definition | : | factory where metal castings are produced (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lumbermill, sawmill, |
definition | : | a mill for dressing logs and lumber (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | paper mill, |
definition | : | a mill where paper is manufactured (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sweatshop, |
definition | : | factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | textile mill, |
definition | : | a factory for making textiles (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | assembly line, line, production line, |
definition | : | mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | shop floor, |
definition | : | workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | closed-circuit television, |
definition | : | a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | uptime, |
definition | : | a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use (noun.time) |
3. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | machinery, |
definition | : | machines or machine systems collectively (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cider mill, |
definition | : | mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | flour mill, |
definition | : | a mill for grinding grain into flour (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gristmill, |
definition | : | a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | meat grinder, |
definition | : | a mill for grinding meat (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | quern, |
definition | : | a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | spicemill, |
definition | : | a mill for grinding spices (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tread-wheel, treadmill, treadwheel, |
definition | : | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | water mill, |
definition | : | a mill powered by a water wheel (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | windmill, |
definition | : | a mill that is powered by the wind (noun.artifact) |
4. English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873) (noun.person)
5. grind with a mill (verb.change)
6. roll out (metal) with a rolling machine (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | roll, roll out, |
definition | : | flatten or spread with a roller (verb.contact) |
7. produce a ridge around the edge of (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | groove, |
definition | : | make a groove in, or provide with a groove (verb.contact) |
8. move about in a confused manner (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | move, |
definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
9. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
derivation | : | grate, grind, |
definition | : | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact) |
10. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
11. grind with a mill (verb.change)
12. produce a ridge around the edge of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | milling, |
definition | : | corrugated edge of a coin (noun.artifact) |
13. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
derivation | : | grate, grind, |
definition | : | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact) |
14. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
15. grind with a mill (verb.change)
16. produce a ridge around the edge of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | milling, |
definition | : | corrugated edge of a coin (noun.artifact) |
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