pepper mill

noun

A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.

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math grenadepepper grinder
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Meanings

nounpepper mill (plural pepper mills)

plural pepper mills · alternative peppermill

  1. A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.
  2. historicalslangThe Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s.

    Synonyms: math grenade, pepper grinder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s.

Similar
math grenadepepper grinder

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mill for grinding pepper

Similar
pepper grinder
Broader
millgrindermilling machinery
Also see
math grenadepepper grinder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian мелничка за пипер
  • мелничка за пипер (melnička za piper)a small handheld grinder
Catalan molinet de pebre
  • molinet de pebrea small handheld grinder
Danish peberkværn
  • peberkværna small handheld grinder
Dutch pepermolen
  • pepermolena small handheld grinder
Finnish pippurimylly
  • pippurimyllya small handheld grinder
French moulin à poivre
  • moulin à poivrea small handheld grinder
German Pfeffermühle
  • Pfeffermühlea small handheld grinder
Hungarian borsőrlő
  • borsőrlőa small handheld grinder
Irish muileann piobair
  • muileann piobaira small handheld grinder
Italian pepiera, pepaiola
  • pepieraa small handheld grinder
  • pepaiolaa small handheld grinder
Norwegian Bokmål pepperkvern
  • pepperkverna small handheld grinder
Polish młynek do pieprzu
  • młynek do pieprzua small handheld grinder
Portuguese moedor de pimenta, moinho de pimenta
  • moedor de pimentaa small handheld grinder
  • moinho de pimentaa small handheld grinder
Russian перцемо́лка
  • перцемо́лка (percemólka)a small handheld grinder
Spanish molinillo, pimentero
  • molinilloa small handheld grinder
  • pimenteroa small handheld grinder
Swedish pepparkvarn
  • pepparkvarna small handheld grinder
Turkish karabiber değirmeni
  • karabiber değirmenia small handheld grinder
Welsh melin bupur
  • melin bupura small handheld grinder
Cite this entry
APA

pepper mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20mill

MLA

“pepper mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20mill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepper mill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20mill.

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