miller
Grinds the grain
A miller is a person who operates a mill, grinding grain into flour.
The occupation was once common enough that it became a surname.
Miller also names various moths whose dusty wings resemble flour-covered clothing.
In fishing, a miller is an artificial fly imitating these moths.
The old miller ground wheat for the whole village. (Capitalized Miller is a surname.)
Molar action sometimes
- stonegroundMilled using ancient method
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- tollFee for passage
- siftSeparate coarse from fine
River-powered rotating mechanism
Active during darkness
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaInsect's resting stage
camouflage · wings · scales · flight · metamorphosis · caterpillar · dusty · fuzzy
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
corn · sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · millet · chaff · husk · kernel · grist · cereal
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- stonegroundMilled using ancient method
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- tollFee for passage
sift · hopper · grindstone · chute · bin · bolting · flour · meal
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
turbine · current · dam · paddle · axle · hydropower · stream · river
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
pupa · camouflage · wings · scales · flight · metamorphosis · caterpillar · dusty · fuzzy · powdery
sails
Wind-catching boat fabric
cap · rotation · fantail · smock · post · mechanism · kinetic
- job surnamesbaker, barber, butcher, butler, carpenter
- medieval tradesblacksmith, carpenter, baker, weaver, potter
- medieval workersserf, peasant, villein, bondsman, thrall
- millingmills, flour mills, flour, quern, grinding stones
- mill workersbolter, grinder, sifter, winnower, bagger
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
millerbaker
One who makes bread
farmer · grain farmer · bread maker · grower · consumer
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- grist for the millUseful raw material
- run of the millUnexceptionally standard or typical
- rumor millInformal gossip network
- puppy millCommercial mass dog breeder
- steel millAlloy production plant
mill, windmill, milling, treadmill, milled, sawmill, millstone, millers, millinery