mill
//mɪl//
Noun
millSingular
millsPlural
1
A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
The old mill by the river was used to grind wheat into flour.
2
A factory or plant where a particular manufacturing process takes place.
He works at a steel mill.
3
A device or machine for grinding a solid substance into powder or small pieces.
She used a pepper mill to grind fresh pepper over the salad.
Verb
1
To grind or crush something in a mill.
They mill wheat to make flour.
2
To move around in a confused or aimless manner (often with 'around' or 'about').
People were milling around outside the theater, waiting for the doors to open.
3
To shape or finish metal by passing it through rollers.
The steel is milled into thin sheets at the factory.