Mill - Definition
mill
n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities
for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing
plant, manufactory]
2: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism;
father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: Mill, James
Mill]
3: English philosopher and economist remembered for his
interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
[syn: Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill]
4: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
[syn: mill, grinder, milling machinery]
5: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind,
mill, pulverization, pulverisation]
v 1: move about in a confused manner [syn: mill, mill about,
mill around]
2: grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3: produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
4: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine