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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERMILL

watermill  [ˈwɔːtəmɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERMILL

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Watermill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERMILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

watermill

Watermill

A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping. There are two basic types of watermills, one powered by a vertical waterwheel through a gearing mechanism, and the other equipped with a horizontal waterwheel without such a mechanism. The former type can be further divided, depending on where the water hits the wheel paddles, into undershot, overshot, breastshot and pitchback waterwheel mills. Other types of water mills include tide mills and ship mills.

Definition of watermill in the English dictionary

The definition of watermill in the dictionary is a mill powered by a water wheel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERMILL


amyl
ˈæmɪl
armil
ˈɑːmɪl
benomyl
ˈbɛnəmɪl
carbamyl
ˈkɑːbəmɪl
cornmill
ˈkɔːnˌmɪl
gristmill
ˈɡrɪstˌmɪl
mil
mɪl
mill
mɪl
sawmill
ˈsɔːˌmɪl
Tamil
ˈtæmɪl
treadmill
ˈtrɛdˌmɪl
verapamil
vɪˈræpəˌmɪl
windmill
ˈwɪndˌmɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERMILL

waterline
waterlog
waterlogged
waterlogging
Waterloo
waterman
watermanship
watermark
watermelon
watermen
waterpox
waterproof
waterproofed
waterproofer
waterproofing
waterproofness
waterquake
waters
waterscape
watershed

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERMILL

ball mill
boring mill
coffee mill
cotton mill
flour mill
gin mill
grist to the mill
lumber mill
paper mill
pepper mill
rolling mill
rumor mill
rumour mill
run of the mill
run-of-the-mill
stamp mill
steel mill
strip mill
water mill
weaving mill

Synonyms and antonyms of watermill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «watermill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERMILL

Find out the translation of watermill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of watermill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «watermill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

molino de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

watermill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पनचक्की
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطاحونة المائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водяная мельница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azenha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

watermill
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moulin à eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kincir air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wassermühle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물레 방아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watermill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Watermill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீராலையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तळटीप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su değirmeni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mulino ad acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

młyn wodny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водяний млин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moară de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νερόμυλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

watermeul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenkvarn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannmølle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of watermill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERMILL»

The term «watermill» is regularly used and occupies the 75.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERMILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about watermill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERMILL»

Discover the use of watermill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to watermill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reinventing the Watermill in the Himalayas: The Gharat in ...
The book is an attempt to look at the traditional watermill or gharat of the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh in order to create an understanding of its importance, problems and solutions of such technologies Pradesh.
‎2008
2
The Watermill Center: A Laboratory for Performance : Robert ...
Covering every aspect of life at the Center, Wilson's summer workshops, the year-round residency programs, the extensive collection, outreach programs with community, landscaped gardens and architecture, this is the first extensive glimpse ...
José Enrique Macián, Sue Jane Stoker, Jörn Weisbrodt, 2011
3
The Watermill Saga
OMEWHERE, IT IS written that on the thirty-third day of the Omer, Lag B'Omer in the Jewish calendar, the boys and girls of Watermill make the annual pilgrimage up to the Shloss, the Castle. On a hilltop overlooking the beautiful valley it stands  ...
Ed Miller, 2013
4
Kids' Book of Magic Tricks
Provides step-by-step instructions for easy magic tricks that use simple props and includes hints for presenting the tricks in front of an audience.
Michael Smith, Watermill Press, 1992
5
Life in a Watermill
Fold out model of water mill with small booklet tipped in with punch-out paper figures.
Tim Hutchinson, 2011
6
History of corn milling, by R. Bennett and J. Elton
n D- Robert de Byron grants to Matilda his daughter his lands in Botel, with one- sixth part of the watermill there. Ibid., 625. 1357. Matilda conveys the same to Richard, son of Adam de Aynsargh, of Liverpool ; and, on the same day, Robert de ...
Richard Bennett, John Elton, 1904
7
History of Corn Milling ...
Co. Lincoln— contd. Per annum. I. OF (Sir Richard Cotton.) £ >• (!• KING'S MILLS. Watermill called West Mill in Bourne . . 4 o o g MiMs held Another there called East Mill 4 o o iarnPK 1 (Edward Lord Clinton.) y \££ ' Windmill in the south field of ...
Richard Bennett, John Elton, 1900
8
Webster'S English/Spanish Dictionary
These reference books offer students a user-friendly format.
Watermill Press, No author, 1998
9
Wind, Water, Work: Ancient And Medieval Milling Technology
vertical-wheeled watermill, however, it would seem that each account has at least some consistency with the current evidence. We have already seen that the manuscript evidence suggests that the compartmented waterwheel pre-dates the  ...
Adam Lucas, 2006
10
Articles on Industrial Buildings, Including: Windmill, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERMILL»

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The Hamptons' Annual Watermill Benefit Lives Up to Its Offbeat Rep …
The East End art crowd, a handful of party circuit regulars, and even a few fashion folk gathered in the Long Island woods on Saturday night for an annual ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
2
Credit Suisse exec Bob Jain threw a party at his $15 million …
The dinner, hosted on behalf of the Watermill Center (which brings attention to rising young artists), was a preview for the center's 22nd annual gala on July 25. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Livonia-based Quality Metalcraft acquired by PE firm Watermill Group
Livonia-based automotive metal components and assemblies supplier Quality Metalcraft Inc. was acquired last month by The Watermill Group LLC private equity ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»
4
Watermill Acquires Quality Metalcraft, as Car Parts Deals Continue
Private equity firm the Watermill Group has purchased Quality Metalcraft Inc., after selling Global Tubes in May. Quality Metalcraft, headquartered in Livonia, ... «Mergers & Acquisitions - The Middle Market, Jul 15»
5
The Watermill Group Acquires Quality Metalcraft Inc.
The Watermill Group acquires Quality Metalcraft, Inc. (QMC), a leading producer of engineered structural metal components and assemblies, providing ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
6
Ametek (AME) Buys Watermill Groups Global Tubes for $200M
Ametek Inc. (AME - Analyst Report) recently announced the acquisition of Global Tubes from Watermill Group for approximately $200 million. Global Tubes is a ... «Zacks.com, May 15»
7
Ametek Acquires Watermill-backed Global Tubes
Ametek Inc. (NYSE: AME) is set to buy Watermill Group portfolio company Global Tubes, a manufacturer of precision metal tubing, for $200 million. (See our ... «Mergers & Acquisitions - The Middle Market, May 15»
8
Watermill Center to Host Natacha Mankowski's Open Studio
In The Island, which is a 'spatial opera', Mankowski will display a collection of objects, sounds and paintings in the main studio of The Watermill Center and the ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
9
Wastewater treatment plan for Watermill Express kiosk under state …
A copy of the Watermill Express application is available for public viewing at the Dustin Sekula Memorial Library in Edinburg. All written public comments and ... «Monitor, Mar 15»
10
Watermill Group Expands Team
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Watermill Group, a strategy driven private investment firm, has expanded its team with three key hires spanning ... «Business Wire, Dec 14»

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