Mill — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈɪl/.

Examples

mill grain
mill a coin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pulverization pulverisation mill about manufacturing plant mill around John Mill James Mill grinder milling machinery manufactory factory grind John Stuart Mill

Parts of Speech

noun	a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
noun	Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
noun	English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
noun	machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
noun	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb	move about in a confused manner
verb	grind with a mill “mill grain”
verb	produce a ridge around the edge of “mill a coin”
verb	roll out (metal) with a rolling machine

Word Forms

mill	verb	grind with a mill
grind	verb	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
pulverize	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
pulverise	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
mill	noun	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
milling	noun	corrugated edge of a coin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mühle

ein Werk, das aus einem oder mehreren Gebäuden mit Produktionsanlagen besteht

🇫🇷French

moulin

une usine composée d'un ou plusieurs bâtiments dotés d'installations de fabrication

🇪🇸Spanish

molino

una planta que consta de uno o más edificios con instalaciones para la fabricación

🇮🇹Italian

mulino

uno stabilimento costituito da uno o più edifici con strutture per la produzione

🇳🇱Dutch

molen

een fabriek bestaande uit een of meer gebouwen met productiefaciliteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

moinho

uma fábrica que consiste em um ou mais edifícios com instalações para fabricação

🇷🇺Russian

мельница

завод, состоящий из одного или нескольких зданий с производственными помещениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्की

एक संयंत्र जिसमें विनिर्माण सुविधाओं के साथ एक या अधिक इमारतें होती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

কল

উত্পাদনের সুবিধা সহ এক বা একাধিক ভবন নিয়ে গঠিত একটি উদ্ভিদ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆலை

உற்பத்திக்கான வசதிகளுடன் ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட கட்டிடங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு ஆலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మిల్లు

తయారీ సౌకర్యాలతో ఒకటి లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ భవనాలను కలిగి ఉన్న ప్లాంట్

🇮🇳Marathi

गिरणी

उत्पादनासाठी सुविधांसह एक किंवा अधिक इमारतींचा समावेश असलेला एक वनस्पती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિલ

ઉત્પાદન માટેની સુવિધાઓ સાથે એક અથવા વધુ ઇમારતો ધરાવતો પ્લાન્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿರಣಿ

ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಗೆ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിൽ

നിർമ്മാണത്തിനുള്ള സൗകര്യങ്ങളുള്ള ഒന്നോ അതിലധികമോ കെട്ടിടങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു പ്ലാൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਲਾਂਟ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਹੂਲਤਾਂ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਧ ਇਮਾਰਤਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکی

مینوفیکچرنگ کی سہولیات کے ساتھ ایک یا زیادہ عمارتوں پر مشتمل ایک پلانٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨

由一栋或多栋具有制造设施的建筑物组成的工厂

🇯🇵Japanese

ミル

製造設備を備えた 1 つ以上の建物で構成される工場

🇰🇷Korean

밀

제조 시설을 갖춘 하나 이상의 건물로 구성된 공장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cối xay

một nhà máy bao gồm một hoặc nhiều tòa nhà có cơ sở sản xuất

🇹🇭Thai

โรงสี

โรงงานที่ประกอบด้วยอาคารตั้งแต่หนึ่งอาคารขึ้นไปพร้อมสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวกสำหรับการผลิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

pabrik

pabrik yang terdiri dari satu atau lebih bangunan dengan fasilitas manufaktur

🇵🇭Filipino

gilingan

isang planta na binubuo ng isa o higit pang mga gusali na may mga pasilidad para sa pagmamanupaktura

🇲🇾Malay

kilang

loji yang terdiri daripada satu atau lebih bangunan dengan kemudahan untuk pembuatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطحنة

مصنع يتكون من مبنى واحد أو أكثر مع مرافق التصنيع

🇮🇷Persian

آسیاب

کارخانه ای متشکل از یک یا چند ساختمان با امکانات ساخت

🇹🇷Turkish

değirmen

üretim tesislerine sahip bir veya daha fazla binadan oluşan bir tesis

🇮🇱Hebrew

טַחֲנָה

מפעל המורכב מבניין אחד או יותר עם מתקנים לייצור

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