noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A machine, building, or company used for cutting (milling) lumber or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.
The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.
The sawmill sells lumber to carpenters and sawdust to gardeners.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To process (lumber) in a sawmill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a mill for dressing logs and lumber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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