Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of mill

8 similar words

Another word for mill is millesimal. Other synonyms of mill are factory, works, country, milling and roam.

Synonyms and similar words for mill

nounThe building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and...

nounA passage underground through which ore is shot.

nounThe raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.

verbTo move about in an aimless fashion.

nounOne thousandth of a US dollar, one-hundredth of a dime or one-tenth of a cent.

verbTo destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.

Meaning of mill

  1. noun A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.).
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun 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; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.

Full definition of mill

mill in other languages

Questions about synonyms of mill

What is another word for mill?
Mill has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as millesimal, factory, works, country, milling, roam, wander and burn.
What does mill mean?
Mill means a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mill (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of mill.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/mill. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.