mills

IPA: mˈɪɫz

Root Word: Mills

An English and Scottish surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation] for mill owners and workers.
A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
A male given name transferred from the surname
A locale in the United States.
A town in Wyoming.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.
An unincorporated community in Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
An unincorporated community in New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
An unincorporated community in Utah.

Examples of "mills" in Sentences

The fastest way to shut down these puppy mills is for the public to refuse to buy dogs from pet stores.
The muslin is imported from England, woven in English mills from cotton imported from the American colonies.
From the ovens, the now goldenbrown cabezas are shreaded and placed in mills which extract the juices or "mosto".
This way, our debates remain civil since agit-prop from disinformation mills is a legitimate part of our discourse.
Of course, it must be remembered that the number of all employes in Southern mills was greatly increasing after 1880.
The capital in the cotton mills is 57 million dollars Chinese capital, 136 millions Japanese, and only five millions British.
Chasing Windmills is a cinematic daily black-and-white vlog exploring revealing and troubling moments in the life of a fictional couple.
In their neighborhood remains well preserved textile mills from the 19th century and an old countinghouse that monitored commerce on the ancient canals.
Willingness to welcome help of Northern money in Southern mills was a test of earnestness in the new program, the characteristic mark of conquest over hurtful pride and estranging rancor.