milled

Processed through grinding

Milled describes something that has been processed through a mill—grain ground into flour, metal shaped by cutting tools, fabric with a raised surface from mechanical treatment.

Milled edges on coins have fine grooves cut into them, originally to prevent clipping.

Freshly milled pepper, milled lumber, milled steel.

texture

grooved

Having linear indentations

fluted · reeded · coined · patterned · edge · stippled · checkered · crosshatched · diamond · decorative

metal

machined

Shaped by cutting tools

  • latheRotating shaping machine
  • toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
  • cuttingDividing via sharp edge

drilling · turning · carbide · precision · metalworking · steel · aluminum · brass · spindle · coolant

grain

flour

Milled grain powder

  • wheatCereal crop for flour
  • cornmealCoarsely milled dried maize
  • ryeHardy cereal crop

oats · barley · spelt · wholegrain · bran · grist · meal · groats · semolina · polenta

fine

powdered

Crushed to fine particles

refined · processed · granular · particle · ultrafine · coarse · consistency · uniform · homogeneous · smooth

lumber

boards

Planks or governing bodies

  • planksFlat construction lumber pieces
  • timberWood for construction
  • lumberSawn wood for building

woodworking · planed · sawn · joinery · dimensional · hardwood · softwood · beams · framing · veneer

Categories
Opposites
processing state

milledwhole

Full and undivided

unprocessed · raw · unmilled · unrefined · whole grain

SURFACE FINISH (manufacturing)

milledrough

Uneven in surface

unfinished · raw · untooled · cast · rough-hewn

Phrases
Family

mill, windmill, miller, milling, mills, millet, sawmill, millstone, millers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G