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wind·mill
 windmill
- pronunciation:
- wInd
mIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- phrases:
- tilt at windmills
- features:
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noun |
| definition: |
a machine that mills, pumps water, or the like by using the energy from a wheel that is mounted at the top of a tower and turned by the wind.
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| phrase: |
tilt at windmills |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
windmilled, windmilling, windmills |
| definition: |
to rotate as a windmill does.
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