moulin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grinder noun A device or machine used to crush, grind, or sharpen something, such as a coffee grinder or an angle grinder.
- mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
- Miller noun A person whose job is running a mill, especially one that grinds grain into flour.
- moulin noun A near-vertical shaft in a glacier, formed by meltwater draining down through the ice.
Senses
moulin is used for these senses in English:
- Miller (countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.
- grinder A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.
- mill The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- moulin (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
- paradiddle (music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’
grinder — full definition
- noun A device or machine used to crush, grind, or sharpen something, such as a coffee grinder or an angle grinder.
- noun A long sandwich, especially a toasted submarine-style sandwich.
- noun Someone who works relentlessly hard, especially with modest but steady results.
mill — full definition
- noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
- noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
- noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
- verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
- verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").