mola — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grindstone noun A rotating stone wheel used for sharpening or smoothing tools and blades.
- hone verb To sharpen, especially a blade, using a fine stone.
- mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
- Millstone noun A large, heavy circular stone used, often in a pair, to grind grain into flour.
Senses
mola is used for these senses in English:
- angle grinder A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.
- bench grinder A grinder, typically with a pair of grinding wheels (one at each end of the motor shaft) that is designed to be permanently mounted on a workbench.
- grindstone An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
- hone A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- 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.
- millstone A large round stone used for grinding grain.
hone — full definition
- verb To sharpen, especially a blade, using a fine stone.
- verb To improve or refine a skill over time.
- noun A fine-grained stone used for sharpening blades.