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bruk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
  • use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.

Senses

bruk is used for these senses in English:

  • mill A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.

mill — full definition

  1. noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
  2. noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
  3. noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
  4. verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
  5. verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").

use — full definition

  1. verb To employ something for a particular purpose.
  2. noun The act of using something, or a purpose it serves.

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