mill vs quern

mill and quern both are nouns.

mill is a verb but quern is not a verb.

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

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

mill: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
quern: a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand

Other hyponyms of mill include cider mill, coffee grinder, coffee mill, flour mill, gristmill, meat grinder, pepper grinder, pepper mill, spicemill, tread-wheel, treadmill, treadwheel, water mill, windmill.

mill (noun)	quern (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

mill (verb)	quern (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

Difference between mill and quern

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