mill
n. countablen. a building with machines for making things or processing raw materials. For example, a factory that makes paper is a paper mill, and a building that grinds grain into flour is a flour mill.
n. a building equipped with machinery for manufacturing a particular product or for processing a raw material like grain.
The old water mill stands by the river.
The town's economy depends on the large paper mill that employs hundreds of people.
Automation has transformed the modern steel mill, replacing much of the manual labor with robotic systems that operate under extreme conditions.
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go through the mill
To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.
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grist for the mill
Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.
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grist to the mill
Alternative form of grist for the mill.