About The Word Miller
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Miller
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What's The Definition Of Miller?
[n] any of various moths that have powdery wings
[n] machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [n] someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) [n] United States playwright (born 1915) [n] United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) [n] United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) Synonyms | Synonyms for Miller: Alton Glenn Miller | Arthur Miller | Glenn Miller | Henry Miller | Henry Valentine Miller | milling machine | moth miller Related Terms | Find terms related to Miller: See Also | artificer | artisan | author | bandleader | craftsman | dramatist | journeyman | moth | playwright | shaper | shaping machine | writer Miller In Webster's Dictionary \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
2. A milling machine.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
miller}.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
{Miller's thumb}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
(formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U.
gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called
also {bullhead}.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
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