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mill
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?l, IPA(key): /m?l/, [m??]
- Rhymes: -?l
- Homophone: mil
Etymology 1
From Middle English mille, milne, from Old English mylen, from Proto-Germanic *mul?n? or *mul?naz (“mill”), from Late Latin mol?num or mol?nus (“mill”), from Latin mol? (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljan? (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moulin.
Noun
mill (plural mills)
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
- 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.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
- A building housing such a plant.
- (figuratively) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality, such as a divorce mill, a puppy mill, etc.
- (figuratively, derogatory) An institution awarding educational certificates not officially recognised
- (informal) An engine.
- (informal) A boxing match, fistfight.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
- A milling cutter.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- 1837, James Williams, A Narrative of Events Since the First of August, 1834 (page 9)
- Next morning they put me on the treadmill along with the others: At first, not knowing how to dance it, I cut all my shin with the steps; they did not flog me then — […] They keep on putting her on the mill for a week, and flog her every time […]
- 1837, James Williams, A Narrative of Events Since the First of August, 1834 (page 9)
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- 1941, QST (volume 25, issues 2-6, page 90)
- In other words, get a mill in your operating position by hook or crook and use it regularly. At the N.C.R. Radio Schools touch typing is taught at the same time code proficiency is advanced.
- 1986, Ham Radio Magazine (volume 19, page 66)
- You can read it all right, but the pencil seems to be getting a little sluggish — better make a grab for a "mill."
- 1941, QST (volume 25, issues 2-6, page 90)
Synonyms
- (plant, building): factory, works
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: miri
- ? Hindi: ??? (mil)
Translations
Verb
mill (third-person singular simple present mills, present participle milling, simple past and past participle milled)
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (transitive) 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).
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, The Madness of Private Ortheris
- Ortheris said nothing for a while. Then he unslung his belt, heavy with the badges of half a dozen regiments that his own had lain with, and handed it over to Mulvaney.
"I'm too little for to mill you, Mulvaney," said he, "an' you've strook me before; but you can take an' cut me in two with this 'ere if you like."
- Ortheris said nothing for a while. Then he unslung his belt, heavy with the badges of half a dozen regiments that his own had lain with, and handed it over to Mulvaney.
- 1862, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip
- […] he had “milled” a policeman
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, The Madness of Private Ortheris
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) To commit burglary.
Synonyms
- (move about in an aimless fashion): roam, wander
Derived terms
- millable
- nonmilled
- unmilled
Translations
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin millesimum.
Noun
mill (plural mills)
- An obsolete coin worth one thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- One thousandth part, particularly in millage rates of property tax.
Synonyms
- (one thousandth part): permille, ‰, ?
Coordinate terms
- (one thousandth part):
- percent
- basis point
Derived terms
- millage
Translations
Etymology 3
Noun
mill (plural mill)
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”)
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mill (plural mills)
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
Etymology 5
Back-formation from millstone, name of a Magic: The Gathering card with this effect (first printed 1994).
Alternative forms
- Mill (in the sense of "a strategy")
Verb
mill (third-person singular simple present mills, present participle milling, simple past and past participle milled)
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
Synonyms
- (Hearthstone): burn
Derived terms
- self-mill
Noun
mill (countable and uncountable, plural mills)
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
Derived terms
- Mill Rogue
Translations
References
- mill in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- mill in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- mill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mill in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Albanian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Albanian *meila (“fastening (of a knife)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to attach, fasten”).
Noun
mill m (indefinite plural mille, definite singular milli, definite plural millet)
- sheath
Declension
References
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin milium.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?mi?/
Noun
mill m (plural mills)
- millet
Derived terms
- mill del sol
Further reading
- “mill” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mill” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “mill” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mill” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?i?l?], [m??l?]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish millid (“spoils, ruins, destroys”)
Verb
mill (present analytic milleann, future analytic millfidh, verbal noun milleadh, past participle millte)
- (transitive, intransitive) spoil; mar, ruin
- ravish
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Noun
mill f (genitive singular mille, nominative plural milleanna)
- Alternative form of meill (“flabby, loose, skin; blubber lip; unshapely mouth”)
- (botany) pendant bud or flower
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "mill" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “millid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “mill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?l/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish millid (“spoils, ruins, destroys”). Cognate with Irish mill and Scottish Gaelic mill.
Verb
mill (past vill, future independent millee, verbal noun milley, past participle millit)
- destroy, ruin
- spoil, tarnish
- (as vision) blur
- disfigure
- corrupt
- mess, tumble, rustle
Etymology 2
From Old Irish mil, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Cognate with Irish mil, Scottish Gaelic mil, Latin mel, Ancient Greek ???? (méli). Akin to millish and blass.
Noun
mill m (genitive singular molley, plural millyn)
- honey
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi??/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish millid (“spoils, ruins, destroys”)
Verb
mill (past mhill, future millidh, verbal noun milleadh, past participle millte)
- destroy, spoil, ruin
Etymology 2
Noun
mill m
- inflection of meall:
- genitive singular
- plural
Mutation
Further reading
- “mill” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “millid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Wiradhuri
Alternative forms
- mil
Noun
mill
- (anatomy) eye
Yagara
Noun
mill
- Alternative form of mil.
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Turubul Body Parts.
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establishment
English
Etymology
From Middle English *establishment, stablishment, stablisshement, from Old French establissement (Modern French établissement), from the verb establir. Equivalent to establish +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??stæbl??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: estab?lish?ment
Noun
establishment (countable and uncountable, plural establishments)
- The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
- 1787, Article Seven of the United States Constitution
- The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
- 1787, Article Seven of the United States Constitution
- The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
- That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
- (usually with "the") The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo. Also Establishment.
- The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
Synonyms
- (act of establishing):, (that which is established): foundation
Antonyms
- (act of establishing): abolition
Derived terms
- anti-establishment
- eating establishment
- re-establishment, reestablishment
- war establishment
Translations
See also
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- powers that be
Descendants
- ? Polish: establishment
Catalan
Etymology
From English establishment.
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA(key): /?s?tabli?m?n/
Noun
establishment m (plural establishments)
- establishment
Further reading
- “establishment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “establishment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
References
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English establishment.
Noun
establishment
- (sometimes derogatory) (the) establishment
- 2017, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Frederik Stjernfelt, Adskillelsens politik, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN
- Forestillingen om klasse frem for religion er også farlig for establishmentet her i landet, den ville kunne få hele det politiske system til at bryde sammen, hvis de fattige malajer, muslimerne, ville indse, at de har mere til fælles med de fattige ...
- 2015, Jan Guillou, Den demokratiske terrorist, Modtryk ?ISBN
- Marxistleninisterne eksisterede næsten ikke mere, de fleste gamle kammerater var blevet en del af establishmentet, og den antiimperialistiske bevægelse var stort set gået i sig selv igen.
- 2017, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Frederik Stjernfelt, Adskillelsens politik, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English establishment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?t?.bl??.m?nt/, /?s?t?.bl?s.m?nt/
- Hyphenation: es?ta?blish?ment
Noun
establishment n (plural establishments, diminutive establishmentje n)
- establishment, elite (ruling authority or class)
Related terms
- etablissement
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English establishment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?est?blisment?i/, [?e?s?t??b?lis?me?n?t??i]
Noun
establishment
- (informal) establishment (ruling class)
Declension
Synonyms
- eliitti
- valtaapitävät
- yläluokka
French
Etymology
From English establishment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.ta.bli?.m??/
Proper noun
establishment m
- establishment (ruling authority)
Related terms
- établissement
Polish
Etymology
From English establishment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.stab?l?i?.m?nt/
Noun
establishment m inan
- (derogatory, politics) the establishment (the ruling class or authority group)
Declension
Further reading
- establishment in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- establishment in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English establishment.
Proper noun
establishment m
- establishment (ruling authority)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English establishment. Doublet of establecimiento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /establi?e?ment/, [es.t?a.??li.?e?m?n?t?]
Proper noun
establishment m
- establishment (ruling authority)
Further reading
- “establishment” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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