Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z milkvetch Any member of most species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus. Milkwall A village in West Dean parish and Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5809). milkweed Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae milkwoman A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. milkwood Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood milkwort Any of more than five hundred species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order. milky Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk. mill A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.) milla Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km. millability The quality or degree of being millable. millable Capable of being milled (shaped or polished by machine). millage A tax rate on property, expressed in mills of the property's value. millah Any variety of religion, except the religion of Islam. Millan A surname. Milland A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8326). Millar A surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Miller. Millard A surname. Millay A surname. millbag Synonym of millie (“a harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed”) Millbank An area of central London in the City of Westminster (OS grid ref TQ3078). Millbay A dockland suburb in Plymouth, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4754). millboard A stiff paperboard or pasteboard used for book covers. Millboro An unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Millbrae A city in San Mateo County, California, United States. Millbrook A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0138). Millburn An eastern suburb of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland, situated on the Mill Burn (a stream) (OS grid ref NH6745). Millbury A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. millcake The solid residue left from the extraction of linseed oil from flax seeds; used as feed for cattle. Millcayac An extinct Huarpean language that was native to Cuyo in Argentina, but was displaced to Chile in the late 16th century. millclapper Synonym of chattering damsel. Milldale A community in the town of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut. milldust The fine, flour-like dust produced when corn or wheat is milled Millean Of or relating to the philosophy of John Stuart Mill. milled Ground by a mill. Milledge A surname. Milledgeville A city, the county seat of Baldwin County, Georgia, named after John Milledge. millefiori A decorative glassware technique using a mosaic of coloured beads. millefleur A background of many small flowers and plants, popular in tapestry of the Middle Ages in Europe. millefolium A homeopathic preparation of yarrow (Achillea millefolium). millefruit Made from a variety of fruits and nuts, especially citrus peels, angelica, and almonds in a hard white base. Millen A surname. millenarian Pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth. millenarianism A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity. millenarianist A believer in millenarianism. millenarism millenarianism millenarist Synonym of millenarianist. millenary Of or pertaining to a thousand, especially to a thousand years. Millender A surname. Millendreath A coastal hamlet in St Martin-by-Looe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2654). millennia a single period of 1000 years, a millennium millennial Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old. millennialism millenarianism millennialist A believer in millennialism. millennially In millennial terms. millennialong Lasting several or many millennia. millennianism Synonym of millenarianism. millenniarism millenarianism millenniary Synonym of millenarian. millennist millenarianist millennium A period of time consisting of one thousand years. millenniumlong Lasting several or many millennia. millenopause Menopause or perimenopause, as experienced by those in the millennial generation (those born from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s). millepede Dated spelling of millipede. millepore Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. milleporid Any hydrozoan in the family Milleporidae. milleporine Any coral of the genus Millepora. milleporite A fossil millepore. miller A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill. millerandage A viticultural problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and maturity. Millerandism The policy of a socialist choosing to join a bourgeois government. millerbird A bird (Acrocephalus familiaris), an Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Millerchip An English and Scottish surname from Middle English derived from the name Miller. Millerd A surname. milleress A female miller. millerettid Any parareptile in the family Millerettidae. Millerhill A small village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3269). Millerian Of or pertaining to William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography. Millerism The religious beliefs of the Millerites. millerite A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts. millerole An old Tunisian dry measure of approximately 64 litres. Millersburg An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois. Millerson A surname. Millerston A suburban area partly in the city of Glasgow and partly in North Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6468). Millersville An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois. Millerton An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fresno County, California. Millertown A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. millesimal thousandth; consisting of or divided into thousandth parts millesimally In thousandths. Milleson A surname originating as a matronymic. millet Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. milletmeal millet meal (coarse flour) Millett A surname. Millette A surname. millettioid A clade within the subfamily Faboideae, comprised of three main branches: the tribe Indigofereae, the tribes Abreae and Millettieae, and the tribes Desmodieae, Phaseoleae, and Psoraleae. millewanin Any of a group of prenylated isoflavonoids found in Millettia pachycarpa. Milley A surname. millfeed Commercial animal feed, especially if a byproduct of the milling of flour Millfield A northern suburb of the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF1800). millful Enough to fill a mill. Millgrove A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia millhand A worker in a mill. Millhauser A surname. Millheugh A suburb of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7550). Millhillian A pupil of Mill Hill School, London, England. millhouse A building housing a gristmill, especially a domestic building that is also a mill. millhouses A suburban area in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3383). milliacre A unit equal to one thousandth of an acre. milliad Synonym of chiliad. milliammeter An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes. milliamp One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere. Symbol: mA. milliamperage An amperage on the scale of milliamps. milliampere One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere. milliamperemeter Synonym of milliammeter. millian Of or relating to the philosophy of John Stuart Mill. milliangstrom One thousandth (10⁻³) of an angstrom. milliarcsecond A unit of angle equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond (used especially in astronomy) milliard 10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.) milliardaire A billionaire; somebody whose wealth is greater than one milliard (10⁹) dollars, or other currency. milliardfold A milliard times so. milliardth The ordinal form of the number one milliard. milliare A unit of area, one thousandth of an are. milliary A milestone. millibar A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100 pascals, used primarily to report atmospheric pressure. millibarn A unit of cross section equal to one thousandth of a barn; Abbreviation: mb millibecquerel One thousandth (10⁻³) of a becquerel. milliberal A liberal millennial. millibit millibitcoin millibitcoin A thousandth of a bitcoin or 0.001 BTC, equivalent to 1,000 bits or 100,000 satoshi. milliblatt A unit of odor that is equivalent to one thousandth of a blatt. millicalorie One thousandth of a calorie Millican A surname from Irish. millicandela One thousandth (10⁻³) of a candela, abbreviated as mcd. millicent One thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading). Millichap A surname. millicharged (of a particle) Having an electric charge less than one thousandth that of the electron millicoin millibitcoin millicore Synonym of millicpu. millicoulomb One thousandth (10⁻³) of a coulomb. millicpu A unit of CPU time equivalent to a thousandth of the work that can be done by one CPU core. milliCrab A unit of X-ray intensity, one thousandth of a Crab. millicurie The unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi. millicycle One thousandth (10⁻³) of a cycle. millidarcy A unit of area that is 1/1000 darcy. Symbol mD. millidarwin A unit of evolutionary change equivalent to one thousandth of a darwin. millidegree One thousandth of a degree. millidyne A unit of force equal to one thousandth of a dyne. Symbol: mdyn. millie A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry. millieinstein The unit equal to one thousandth of an einstein. millielectronvolt A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an electronvolt, symbol meV Millien A surname.