handmill
handmill noun: a mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
Noun
handmill (plural handmills)
handmill meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
handmill in Hindi
- hand-operated grinding apparatus
- चक्की cakkī
handmill in Tamil
- ஏந்திரம், திரிகை, கையினால் இயக்கப்படும் சூளை
handmill in Urdu
- ہتھ چکی
handmill in Telugu
- handmill
- తిరగలి tiragali
More languagesFewer languages
- handmill in Punjabi
- ਚੱਕੀ cakkī
- handmill in Assamese
- জাঁত zãt
- handmill in Nepali
- जाँतो jā̃to
- handmill in Pashto
- مېچن mečën
Synonyms of handmill
Forms of handmill
| plural | handmills |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hand-mill |
| alternative form | hand mill |
Origin of handmill
From hand + mill. Compare Dutch handmolen (“handmill”), German Handmühle (“handmill”), Danish håndmølle (“handmill”).
Questions about handmill
- What does handmill mean?
- Handmill means a mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
- What is handmill in Hindi?
- Handmill in Hindi is चक्की (cakkī). See Handmill meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is handmill?
- Handmill is a noun.
- What is the plural of handmill?
- The plural of handmill is handmills.
Words near handmill in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: handmill (page history and authors); handmill (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); handmill (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తిరగలి (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਚੱਕੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); जाँतो (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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