młyn — meaning in English
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Senses
młyn is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- scrum (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
- treadmill (historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.
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").
scrum — full definition
- noun A crowd of people squashed closely together in a disorderly way.
- noun A crowd of journalists gathered closely around someone, usually a politician, to ask questions.
- noun (rugby) The forwards from both teams packed together in a set formation.
- noun (computing) In agile development, a short daily meeting where each team member says what they have done, what they will do next, and what is blocking them.
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