mill

A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)

• Pepper has a stronger flavor when it is ground straight from a mill.

The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.

• My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.

A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.

• a cider mill; a cane mill

A machine for grinding and polishing.

• a lapidary mill

A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.

• Several machinists were busy operating the lathes, mills, and drill presses on the shop floor.

A milling cutter used on such a machine.

• After the drilling and tapping operations, we come in with a mill and do some contouring.

A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.

• Once the billet gets through the 56-inch mill, it is ready for reheating.

The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.

• My grandfather worked in a mill. He operated machinery, did maintenance, and drove forklifts.

An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)derogatoryfigurativelyusually

• Those shysters selling the purebreds are running quite a mill over there, eh?
• Getting the book through the editorial mill could take months.

An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.derogatoryfiguratively

• Those shysters cranking out the "IT training certificates" are running quite a mill over there, eh?

To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.transitive

• to mill flour

To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.transitive

To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).transitive

To move about in an aimless fashion.intransitiveusually

• I didn't have much to do, so I just milled around the town looking at the shops.

To cause to mill, or circle around.transitive

• to mill cattle

To swim underwater.

To swim suddenly in a new direction, or to circle around.

• ‘They’ve lanced him,’ George said with obvious relief. ‘He’s milling.’ ‘He’s what?’ the sailor asked. ‘Milling. Going round in a circle.’

To beat; to pound.slangtransitive

• […]he had “milled” a policeman

To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.

To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.transitive

One thousandth part.; One thousandth of a US dollar, one-hundredth of a dime or one-tenth of a cent.

• Holonyms: cent < dollar
• The U.S. has never minted a mill coin, but the Coinage Act of 1792 describes this and other subdivisions of the U.S. dollar.

One thousandth part.; One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.

• They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.

One thousandth part.; Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).alt-ofalternative

• For this task, I prefer the plastic sheeting that is 10 mills thick.

One thousandth part.; Clipping of millimeter.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

• For this task, I prefer the plastic bars that are 10 mills in diameter.

One thousandth part.; Clipping of milliliter.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

Alternative form of mil (“million”).alt-ofalternativeinformal

A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.

To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.transitive

To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.transitive

• what happens when a Quest Rogue uses Vanish and Malygos gets milled?

Discarding a card from one's deck.countableuncountable

• he’s had some fairly infamous mills in other events. Back in 2017’s Spring Championships, he burned the crucial Archmage Antonidas

A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.countableuncountable

• Kingsane ^([sic – meaning Kingsbane]) Rogue will forever have a negative connotation attached to it because it began as a mill deck, and mill is one of the most tilt-inducing strategies in fantasy card games.
• Great for mill, control, or even Voltron decks, Mnemonic Betrayal is a fantastic addition regardless of your strategy.