mill vs roll

mill and roll both are nouns.

mill and roll both are verbs.

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

As verbs, roll is a hypernym of mill; that is, roll is a word with a broader meaning than mill:

mill: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
roll: flatten or spread with a roller

Other hypernyms of mill include roll out.

mill (noun)	roll (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing	the act of throwing dice
	walking with a swaying gait
	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
	a list of names
	a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
	rotary motion of an object around its own axis
	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	small rounded bread either plain or sweet
	a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

mill (verb)	roll (verb)
grind with a mill	execute a roll, in tumbling
produce a ridge around the edge of	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
roll out (metal) with a rolling machine	show certain properties when being rolled
move about in a confused manner	boil vigorously
	shape by rolling
	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
	arrange or coil around
	begin operating or running
	flatten or spread with a roller
	move by turning over or rotating
	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
	move, rock, or sway from side to side
	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	occur in soft rounded shapes

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