mola — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grindstone noun A rotating stone wheel used for sharpening or smoothing tools and blades.
- 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:
- grindstone An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
- 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.
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").