mills

M3I1L1L1S1
/mɪlz/

proper noun

An English and Scottish occupational surname.

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Meanings

mills1

noun
  1. pluralplural of mill
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of mill

Mills2

proper nounMills (countable and uncountable, plural Millses)

plural Millses

  1. countableuncountableAn English and Scottish occupational surname.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of an Mhuilinn (“of the mill”).
  3. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A locale in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Bond County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky; named for postmaster Isaac Mills.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Midland County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska; named for a local gristmill.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Harding County, New Mexico; named for rancher and politician Melvin Whitson Mills.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Juab County, Utah.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Natrona County, Wyoming.

Origin

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mills

hillsbillswillsgrillschillsCotswold HillsMendip Hillsold as the hills
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Cite this entry
APA

mills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mills

MLA

“mills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mills. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mills,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mills.

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