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Mills¹
- /mɪlz/
Where it comes from
From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.
proper noun Millses
- An English and Scottish occupational surname.
- A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A township in Bond County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.
- A township in Midland County, Michigan.
- A township in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
- An unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
- An unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah.
- A town in Natrona County, Wyoming.
mills²
- /mɪlz/
Rhymes with -ɪlz
noun
- plural of mill
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of mill
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pulverisation, pulverization, grind, factory, manufactory, mill around, grinder, mill about, manufacturing plant, sawmill, steelworks, powder, fan, steel, wheels, facilities
Talk about this word "mills." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mills. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mills. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mills "mills." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mills.Cite this
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title = {mills},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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