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- mill/mɪl/A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour; the machinery itself.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- mill chisel/ˈmɪl ˌtʃɪz.əl/A specialized chisel used in milling operations, typically for cutting or shaping metal in a milling machine.nounVery Low
- mill construction/ˈmɪl kənˌstrʌk.ʃən/A method of constructing industrial buildings, particularly factories and warehouses, using heavy timber framing and masonry walls, designed to be fire-resistant.nounC1/C2
- mill end/ˈmɪl ˌɛnd/A short length of fabric left over from a larger bolt or roll after the main portion has been cut off or sold.nounC2 / Low frequency, technical
- mill on the floss, the/ðə ˌmɪl ɒn ðə ˈflɒs/The title of a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), published in 1860, telling the story of siblings Tom and Maggie Tulliver and their lives on the River Floss near the fictional town of St. Ogg's.nounLow
- mill scale/ˈmɪl ˌskeɪl/A flaky oxide layer that forms on hot steel surfaces during rolling or forging.nounLow
- mill valley/ˌmɪl ˈvæl.i/A specific place name; a city in Marin County, California, United States.nounVery Low
- mill wheel/ˈmɪl ˌwiːl/A large, heavy water wheel used to provide the driving mechanical power for a mill, such as a grain mill or a sawmill.nounC1
- mill-rind/ˈmɪl ˌrɪnd/A cross-shaped iron support fitted into the top of a millstone, through which the turning mechanism (the rynd) passes.nounExtremely rare / Obsolete technical
- millage/ˈmɪlɪdʒ/A tax rate on property, expressed as an amount per thousand units of the property's assessed value (especially US).nounLow
- millais/ˈmɪleɪ/An English surname, most famously associated with the Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais.nounRare
- millard/ˈmɪl.ɑːd/A rare and dated term meaning one thousand million (1,000,000,000) in British English; historically used as a synonym for 'billion' before the modern billion (1,000,000,000,000) definition in UK long scale usage.nounVery rare / Obsolete
- millau bridge/ˈmiː.jəʊ ˈbrɪdʒ/The Millau Bridge (Viaduc de Millau) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is famous for its exceptional height and architectural design.nounC2
- millay/mɪˈleɪ/A surname, most famously referring to the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.nounRare
- millboard/ˈmɪl.bɔːd/A stout, smooth, hard-wearing board made from old paper and other materials, used traditionally in bookbinding for covers and as a mounting base.nounC1+ / Very Low Frequency
- millbrae/ˈmɪlbreɪ/A proper noun referring to a city in California, USA.nounVery Low (Proper Noun - Specific Location)
- millburn/ˈmɪlbɜːn/A proper noun, primarily referring to a place name, typically a town, village, or district.nounVery Low
- millbury/ˈmɪlb(ə)ri/A proper noun referring to a town in Massachusetts, United States, or a surname of English origin.nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
- millcake/ˈmɪlkeɪk/A solid compressed block or cake of material produced as a by-product of milling or oil-seed pressing, historically used as fertilizer or animal feed.nounVery Low / Archaic
- milldam/ˈmɪldæm/A dam built across a stream to create a millpond, providing water power for a mill.nounLow
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