~ 1
■ noun
1》 a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
↘a piece of machinery for grinding grain.
2》 a domestic device for grinding a solid substance to powder: a pepper ~.
3》 a building fitted with machinery for a manufacturing process: a steel ~.
↘a piece of manufacturing machinery.
■ verb
1》 grind in a ~.
2》 cut or shape (metal) with a rotating tool.
↘produce regular ribbed markings on the edge of (a coin).
3》 ( ~ about/around ) (of people or animals) move around in a confused mass.
4》 thicken (wool) by fulling it.
Phrases
go (or put someone ) through the ~ undergo (or cause someone to undergo) an unpleasant experience.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ed adjective
Origin
OE mylen , based on late L. molinum , from L. mola 'grindstone, ~', from molere 'to grind'.
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~ 2
■ noun N. Amer. a monetary unit used only in calculations, worth one thousandth of a dollar.
Origin
C18: from L. ~esimum 'thousandth part'; cf. cent .