plant vs mill

plant and mill both are nouns.

plant and mill both are verbs.

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

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

plant: buildings for carrying on industrial labor
mill: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

Other hyponyms of plant include bottling plant, brewery, distillery, still, factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mint, packing plant, packinghouse, recycling plant, refinery, saltworks, disposal plant, sewage disposal plant, smelter, smeltery, wine maker, winery.

plant (noun)	mill (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
buildings for carrying on industrial labor	machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
something planted secretly for discovery by another	a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

plant (verb)	mill (verb)
put firmly in the mind	grind with a mill
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground	produce a ridge around the edge of
fix or set securely or deeply	roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive	move about in a confused manner
set up or lay the groundwork for
place into a river

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