Lexicon: mill – mine

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mill (-s), n. [Fr. moulin < L. molinum.] (webplay: carrying, house, means, particles, slitting, wheels, wind).

  1. Machine for grinding grain.
  2. Windmill.
  3. Watermill.

mill, v. [see mill, n.]

Grind.

miller, n. [see mill, n.]

Grain processor; one who grinds corn, wheat, or other grains; person who owns and operates a mill.

milliner (-'s), n. ['native inhabitant of Milan'.]

One who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats.

millinery, n. [see milliner, n.] (webplay: head, one).

  1. [Fig.] hood.
  2. Formation; business; work.

million, adj. [MFr.]

Countless; a very great number of; numbering a thousand thousands of.

millionaire, n. [Fr.]

One whose wealth is estimated in millions.

mind (-s), n. [ME mynd, to think, remember, intend.] (webplay: advancing, bringeth, capacity, comprehend, desire, fact, fear, go, grace, heart, incline, know, less, one, opinion, out, power, pushing, reaching, reasons, remember, sacrifice, seat, sense, settled, sound, speak, spirit, strong, thought, times, used, will, wish).

  1. Power of judgment, reason, or thought.
  2. Will and affection; disposition.
  3. Seat of affection or heart.
  4. Awareness; senses.
  5. Opinion.
  6. Imagination.
  7. Memory; remembrance.
  8. Desire; will.
  9. [Fig.] place where thought occurs.
  10. Intention; purpose.
  11. [Fig.] word play on mine which is directly beside mind in NW; metaphorically, a spring or source of water.
  12. [Fig.] NW says: the implanted principle of grace.

mind, v. [OE myndgian, to remember, remind.] (webplay: high, mean, on, put, thought, way).

  1. Pay heed to; focus one's attention on.
  2. Bring to mind; remember; recollect.
  3. Observe; notice.
  4. Be opposed to.
  5. Phrase. “Never mind”: ignore; pay no attention to. 2/App 13 Never mind faded forests, Austin, / Never mind silent fields

mine, adj. [OE; see my.]

My.