mill vs foundry

foundry vs mill

mill and foundry both are nouns.

mill is a verb but foundry is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mill	Yes	No	Yes	No
foundry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foundry is a hyponym of mill; that is, foundry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mill:

mill: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
foundry: factory where metal castings are produced

Other hyponyms of mill include assembly plant, auto factory, automobile factory, car factory, cannery, chemical plant, metalworks, lumbermill, sawmill, paper mill, stamp mill, stamping mill, steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks, sweatshop, textile mill.

mill (noun)	foundry (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	factory where metal castings are produced
machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

mill (verb)	foundry (verb)
grind with a mill
produce a ridge around the edge of
roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
move about in a confused manner

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