mill
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
Example
“Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.”
Other meanings
The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
“My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.”
A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
“a cider mill; a cane mill”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "mylen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mill” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.