mill

Pronunciation: [mɪɫ]

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
  2. noun Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
  3. noun English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)

Etymology

From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
plant
Narrower (hyponyms)
sweatshop, cannery, paper mill, automobile factory, textile mill, assembly plant

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