Milled

Word MILLED
Character 6
Hyphenation milled
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Milled"

What do we mean by milled?

To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.

To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).

(followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.

To cause to mill, or circle around.

(of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.

(of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.

To beat; to pound.

To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.

To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.

To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.

To undergo hulling.

To take part in a fistfight; to box.

To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.

(thieves' cant) To commit burglary.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Milled

The word "milled" in example sentences

Red Fife: A whole-grain flour milled from the organically grown heritage wheat that is the genetic parent to wheat grown in North America. ❋ Sarah (2009)

According to the Forest Products Laboratory, a whole, unmilled tree can support 50 percent more weight than the largest piece of lumber milled from the same tree. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The curved fins are glue-laminated pine, plantation poplar has been used for the slats and redwood milled from the site used in the walkway balustrading. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Both are milled from a special hard, glutinous wheat, seemingly the same kind-possibly different parts of that wheat. ❋ Lindy (2006)

The value of the several articles was estimated in specie; and assurances were given that accounts between the states should be regularly kept, and finally settled in Spanish milled dollars. ❋ John Marshall (1795)

In June, 1750, the treasurer had been authorized to borrow five thousand pounds in Spanish milled dollars, on his notes payable with six per cent. interest in June, 1752.358 Hutchinson says, "Few people were at first inclined to lend to the province though they were assured of payment in a short time with interest. ❋ Unknown (1901)

The use of the word "milled" brings the whole muted passage into crisp focus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We can show you what -- he just kind of milled around for a moment and then walked out. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The main part of the action over, the cattle were now being "milled" by the cowboys. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)

Why are modern coins always made perfectly round and with "milled" edges? ❋ Hutton Webster (N/A)

The cows seemed to have dropped in their tracks, dying without a struggle, though the ground around them was considerably cut up by their hooves, as though the animals had "milled" restlessly before death overtook them. ❋ Willard F. Baker (N/A)

You'd started in pricin 'the stable, and kind of milled around and ast me what I'd sell the kitchen for, and afore I knowed it, you'd' a 'had me selling the hotel for less than the stable. ❋ Henry Herbert Knibbs (1909)

The sole bright spot in the country's four pillars last year was agriculture, which grew 5 per cent, helped by a doubling of agribusiness exports such as milled rice and rubber. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The corrective action taken in the 1990-93 period has recently been undermined by a virtually static gold price, falling grades, rapidly rising costs and, above all, by a drop in tonnage milled - in other words productivity. " ❋ Unknown (1995)

"milled" for several hours -- they would get tired and hungry, and on being turned loose would be inclined to eat whatever was nearest to them -- probably the loco plant. ❋ Thomas Carson (N/A)

Rand, who lived in New York until she died in 1982, could not attend, but she was there in spirit, as attendees milled about the General Society Library on 44th Street discussing topics such as Mitt Romney (a "crony capitalist") and Occupy Wall Street (admirable for its attacks on crony capitalism, but odious for its efforts to expand the bailout to all). ❋ Anne Kadet (2012)

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