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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of mill form-of, plural

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of mill form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An English and Scottish occupational surname.
2. 2
   A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
3. 3
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. 4
   A locale in the United States:; A township in Bond County, Illinois.
5. 5
   A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.

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6. 6
   A locale in the United States:; A township in Midland County, Michigan.
7. 7
   A locale in the United States:; A township in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
8. 8
   A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
9. 9
   A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
10. 10
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah.
11. 11
    A locale in the United States:; A town in Natrona County, Wyoming.

Synonyms

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robert mills

Example

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"The town had three lumber mills, four shingle mills, and a gristmill."

Etymology

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

Related phrases

Mills CountyRoger Mills County

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