hammermill
hammermill noun: a machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted; a building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done.
Noun
hammermill (plural hammermills)
Verb
hammermill (third-person singular simple present hammermills, present participle hammermilling, simple past and past participle hammermilled)
- To shred or crush by means of a hammermill.
Forms of hammermill
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hammermills |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hammermills |
| present participle | hammermilling |
| past participle | hammermilled |
| past | hammermilled |
Origin of hammermill
From hammer + mill.
Questions about hammermill
- What does hammermill mean?
- Hammermill means a machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted; a building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done.
- What part of speech is hammermill?
- Hammermill can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hammermill?
- The plural of hammermill is hammermills.
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