Grinder vs Mill - What's the difference?
grinder | mill |
One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
* 2010 , A. J. Larner, A Dictionary of Neurological Signs (page 68)
(anatomical) A molar.
A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for , smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
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A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces
The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta ) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
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.
A machine for grinding and polishing.
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
A building housing such a plant.
An establishment that handles a certain type of situation routinely, such as a divorce mill, etc.
(label) an engine
(label) a boxing match, fistfight
(label) 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.
(label) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
(label) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
A milling cutter.
(label) A card or deck that relies on the strategy of putting cards directly from the draw pile into the discard pile.
An obsolete coin with value one-thousandth of a dollar, or one-tenth of a cent.
One thousandth part, particularly in millage rates of property tax.
(label) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
(label) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
(label) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
To move about in an aimless fashion.
To swim underwater.
To beat; to pound.
* Rudyard Kipling
To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
(label) To place cards into the discard pile directly from the draw pile.
As nouns the difference between grinder and mill
is that grinder is one who grinds something, such as the teeth while mill is a grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.As a verb mill is
to grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.As a proper noun Mill is
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English
Noun
(en noun)- Masseter hypertrophy may become apparent in persistent grinders .
- I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.
Usage notes
The usage of grinder and related terms for sandwiches varies widely. In the Philadelphia area, for example, a "grinder" is distinguished from a "hoagie" in that the grinder is toasted or baked, and usually lacks lettuce.Synonyms
* (sandwich) submarine sandwich, sub, hoagie, torpedo, spuckie, hero, hero sandwichDerived terms
* coffee grinder * bench grinder * angle grinder * die grinderAnagrams
* English agent nounsmill
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Noun
(en noun)- {{quote-book, year=1914
citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=The name of the "white hope" against whom Billy was to go was sufficient to draw a fair house, and there were some there who had seen Billy in other fights and looked for a good mill . }}
Synonyms
* factory, worksDerived terms
{{der3, , cog mill , miller , millhouse , milling , mill race, millrace , millstone , mill wheel, millwheel , paper mill , pecker mill , pulp mill , rice mill , rolling mill , run-of-the-mill , rumor mill, rumour mill , steel mill , trouble at t' mill , watermill , windmill}}Etymology 2
Ultimately from (etyl) (m).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (one thousandth part) permille,Coordinate terms
* (one thousandth part) * percent * basis pointDerived terms
* millageEtymology 3
From the noun .Verb
(en verb)- (Thackeray)
