mill
noun [ C ]
uk/mɪl/ us PRODUCTION
a factory where cloth, steel, paper, or wood is produced:
Developers are converting empty mills and warehouses into expensive apartments.
a textile/paper/steel/lumber mill
PRODUCTION
a building where grain is crushed into flour:
Our family-run flour mill produces whole-wheat baking flour from organic grains.
disapproving
a place that provides something in large quantities so that you can get it easily:
Diploma mills cheapen the hard work and effort that students put into successfully completing their education.
These puppy mills are large-scale breeding operations that have a reputation for abuse and filthy conditions.
mill
verb [ T ]
PRODUCTION uk/mɪl/ usto cut metal or make it into a particular shape by using a special machine:
mill sth into sth The steel is milled into sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing.
to crush grain into flour or crush another substance into powder:
The grain is still milled locally.
See also
milling
paper mill
run-of-the-mill