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“Mil” or “Mill”

mil / mill are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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mil m·IH·l

  • nouna Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound.
  • nouna unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire).
  • nounan angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution.

mill m·IH·l

  • nounScottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836).
  • nounEnglish philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873).
  • nounmachinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing.
  • verbmove about in a confused manner.
  • verbgrind with a mill.
  • verbproduce a ridge around the edge of.
  • verbroll out (metal) with a rolling machine.
Usage

Examples in context

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“mil”

  • The Maui Interscholastic League or MIL consists of 13 high schools…
  • …Eurovision stage, performing the song Mil etter mil (Mile after mile),…
  • …Kerr, Shamshad Khan, Frances Leviston, Mil Millington, Julie Myerson, Patrick Neate,…
  • …years at the South African Military Academy, and upon graduation receive…
  • 11 Mil Mi-14PL Haze-A
  • Indian Aviation Unit - 8 Mil Mi-8s, 3 Mil Mi-35s, 2…
  • …in parts per thousand (per mil, ‰).
  • At 815 hours, Mil Mi-8 helicopters began arriving to…
  • …are voluntary members of the MIL due to the lack of…
  • …taking off with the 11 Mil observers along with their equipment,…

“mill”

  • …University was an online diploma mill offering a "Life Experience Degree,…
  • …the Civil War, a sugar mill on the Homosassa River supplied…
  • …located at 5400 Old Taylor Mill Road in Taylor Mill, Kentucky.
  • …Frood Mine, Stobie Mine, Clarabelle Mill, Copper Cliff Smelter, and Copper…
  • Author mill
  • Hays Creek Mill
  • …texture than his Ulmus glabra Mill.. Berndt's Ulmus glabra fastigiata was…
  • Associated with the mill are the contributing miller's house,…
  • Hays Creek Mill, also known as McClung's Mill,…
  • …"Son of Wesley Vale" pulp mill for northern Tasmania.

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