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| gristmill |
a mill that grinds grain, esp. grain brought by customers. |
| lumberjack |
someone employed to cut down trees and deliver them to a lumber mill; logger. |
| mill1 |
to grind, crush, or pulverize in a mill. [2/9 definitions] |
| milldam |
a dam constructed to create a pond or head of water that can be released to turn a mill. |
| miller |
a person who owns, operates, or works in a mill, esp. a mill for grinding grain into flour. [1/3 definitions] |
| milling |
the act of processing something, esp. grain, in a mill. [1/3 definitions] |
| millpond |
a pond from which water is channeled to drive a mill. |
| millrace |
a channel in which flows the water that turns a mill. [1/2 definitions] |
| mill-run |
ordinary or unrefined; run-of-the-mill. |
| millstone |
either of a pair of circular stones that grind something, esp. grain, in a mill. [1/2 definitions] |
| millwork |
ready-made objects, usu. woodwork, produced in a mill, such as doors, windows, and moldings. [2 definitions] |
| money of account |
a monetary denomination or unit used in keeping accounts, esp. one that does not correspond to actual paper money or coin, such as the U.S. mill. |
| pepper grinder |
a device used generally in the home or in a restaurant for grinding peppercorns; pepper mill. |
| pepper mill |
a small hand mill used for grinding peppercorns. |
| quern |
a primitive, hand-operated mill, used esp. for grinding grain. |
| steelworker |
a person who works in a steel mill. |
| water mill |
a mill with machinery that is driven by water. |
| water power |
the legal right to this power as claimed by a mill. [1/3 definitions] |
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