name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
milling
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/ˈmɪlɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
Such grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Broader terms: processing
noun
Meaning 3
Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
Such cutting to produce millwork (finely finished lumber).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Broader terms: processing
noun
Meaning 4
Any of various grinding, cutting, or shredding processes using any of various types of mill.
A type of machining in which a rotary cutter is moved through a toolpath to cut away material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, machining, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: processing, machining
noun
Meaning 5
The surface or other physical result produced by such a process.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
The surface or other physical result produced by such a process.
The series of notches around the edge of a coin during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 8
present participle and gerund of mill
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 9
corrugated edge of a coin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: edge
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Serbo-Croatian: mlevenje — Present participle of mill
- Serbo-Croatian: glodanje — Present participle of mill
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