The meaning of Mill

noun

The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.

Usage examples:

The mule uttered its insane bray

verb

(of a donkey or mule) utter a bray.

Usage examples:

The donkey brayed and kicked

verb

Pound or crush (something) to small pieces, typically with a pestle and mortar.

Usage examples:

The kernels of this fruit the arabs bray in a mortar

noun

A large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.

Usage examples:

A huge crowd gathered in the street outside

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

Usage examples:

The dance floor was crowded with revellers

noun

A large group of people who have gathered together

Usage examples:

A crowd formed outside the club., crowds of people watched the fireworks., i don’t know many people…

verb

Crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound.

Usage examples:

She paused to crunch a ginger biscuit

noun

A loud muffled grinding sound like that of something hard or brittle being crushed.

Usage examples:

Marco's fist struck brian's nose with a crunch

verb

To crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken

Usage examples:

[ i ] she was crunching noisily on an apple., [ i ] the gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up t…

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.

Usage examples:

A clothing factory

noun

A workshop or factory for casting metal.

Usage examples:

However, there is more to manufacturing than the industries which once provided the bulk of the job…

noun

A factory where metal is melted and poured into specially shaped containers to produce machine parts

noun

A factory where metal is melted and poured into specially shaped containers to produce objects

Usage examples:

Steel/iron/bronze/foundry electric furnaces are used almost exclusively in the steel foundry., the …

verb

Form (something) into grains or particles.

Usage examples:

We have the capacity to granulate 100% of the potash we produce

verb

To turn or to make something turn into granules (= small pieces like grains)

Usage examples:

Fondant is made of sugar and water boiled together, with a small quantity of cream of tartar to pre…

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

noun

The recess of a fireplace or furnace.

Usage examples:

A small coal fire burned in the grate

noun

Reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface

verb

Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun

A crushing or grating sound or motion.

Usage examples:

The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

noun

Ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food.

Usage examples:

A bowl of kibble

noun

An iron hoisting bucket used in mines.

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste.

Usage examples:

This clay, carefully levigated, yielded a red ware

noun

A living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.

Usage examples:

Eventually, it melts to supply water and nutrients to plants and aquatic organisms.

verb

Put (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow.

Usage examples:

We planted a lot of fruit trees

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.

Usage examples:

Add four tablespoons of cocoa powder

verb

Apply cosmetic powder to (the face or body).

Usage examples:

She powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume

noun

A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

verb

Reduce to fine particles.

Usage examples:

The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment

verb

To press or crush something until it becomes powder or a soft mass

Usage examples:

Seashells were pulverized by the ocean’s waves., infml our team aims to pulverize the competition (…

verb

(of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling.

Usage examples:

The grey ocean seethed

verb

To feel very angry

Usage examples:

She was still seething, remembering how rudely she was treated.

noun

A building or part of a building where goods or services are sold.

Usage examples:

A video shop

verb

Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods.

Usage examples:

She shopped for groceries twice a week

verb

To look for and buy (things)

Usage examples:

We shop in malls because they’re convenient., a bicycle repair shop, i work in a machine shop makin…

noun

A small, narrow river.

Usage examples:

A perfect trout stream

verb

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She sat with tears streaming down her face

noun

A small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground

Usage examples:

Rivers are wider, deeper, and longer than streams., the faucet leaked in a steady stream., an endle…

noun

A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.

Usage examples:

Flooding caused by tidal surges

verb

(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

Usage examples:

The journalists surged forward

noun

A sudden and great increase

Usage examples:

A surge in sales, a surge in the stock market, the young american’s victory touched off a surge of …

noun

A large or dense group of flying insects.

Usage examples:

A swarm of locusts

verb

(of flying insects) move in or form a swarm.

Usage examples:

A plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside

noun

A large group of insects, esp. bees, or any large, busy group

Usage examples:

Swarms of reporters descended on the little town., in summer, mosquitoes swarm around that pond., t…

noun

A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

Usage examples:

He pushed his way through the throng

verb

(of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area).

Usage examples:

A crowd thronged the station

noun

A large group of people

Usage examples:

A huge throng had gathered around the speaker., [ t ] the narrow streets were thronged with tourist…

verb

Grind to a fine powder.

Usage examples:

Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

plural noun

All the extra things that may be offered with something

Usage examples:

This camera came with a carrying case, zoom lens, tripod – the works.

noun

A room or building in which goods are manufactured or repaired.

Usage examples:

Giant disused workshops and factory buildings would be flattened to make way for new homes and busi…

verb

Present a performance of (a dramatic work), using intensive group discussion and improvisation in order to explore aspects of the production prior to formal staging.

Usage examples:

The play was workshopped briefly at the shaw festival

noun

A space in a building equipped with tools and often machines for making or repairing things

Usage examples:

A teacher-training workshop