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mill noun

  /mɪl/ , [mɪo̯] , [mɪɫ] , [mɪʊ̯]
  • The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
 mylly, tehdas, puristin, tehdasrakennus
  • A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
  • (figurative, usually, derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
 tehdas
  • (informal, archaic) A boxing match or fistfight.
 matsi
  • (informal) An engine.
 mylly
  • 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.
 puristin
  • (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.
 pyörömeisti
  • (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
 tuotantotunneli
  • (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
 tutkintotehdas

mill verb

  /mɪl/ , [mɪo̯] , [mɪɫ] , [mɪʊ̯]
  • (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
 jauhaa, jyrsiä
  • (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
 jyrsiä, kaivertaa
  • (intransitive, followed by, _, around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
 pyöriä
  • (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
 työstää

mill noun

  /mɪl/ , [mɪo̯] , [mɪɫ] , [mɪʊ̯]
  • One thousandth part.
 tuhannesosa
run-of-the-mill
tavallinen, perus-, peruskaura
pepper mill
pippurimylly
go through the mill
kärsiä
paper mill
paperitehdas
mill race
kouru, myllyn kouru
sugar mill
sokeripuristin, sokeritehdas
pulp mill
selluloosatehdas, sellutehdas
smock mill
harakkamylly
puppy mill
pentutehdas
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