Mill | Mean of mill in English Dictionary

/ˈmɪl/

• Noun
• a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour
• a machine for grinding grain
• a small machine for grinding or crushing pepper, coffee, etc.
1. a food/pepper mill

• a building in which a particular product is made
1. a paper/cotton/textile/lumber/steel mill
2. mill workers
• something that is compared to a factory because it produces things in large numbers or in a mechanical way
1. Some critics have described the school as a diploma mill. [=a school where students can obtain diplomas very easily]
2. The rumor mill has been churning out stories about their marriage. [=there are many rumors about their marriage]
• through a very difficult experience
1. They've been (put) through the mill in the months since their father died.
• Verb
• to produce (something) in a mill especially by grinding, crushing, or cutting it
1. milled wheat/lumber
• to walk around in a general area without any particular aim or purpose
1. The crowd was milling outside the exit.
2. People were just milling around while they waited.