The Clue
___ Brothers of songdom (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MILLS
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Notes
The answer MILLS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
MILLS as a noun:
1. (Mills, Robert Mills) = United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
MILL as a noun:
1. (factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory) = a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
2. (Mill, James Mill) = Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
3. (Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill) = English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
4. (mill, grinder, milling machinery) = machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
5. (grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation) = the act of grinding to a powder or dust
MILL as a verb:
1. (mill, mill about, mill around) = move about in a confused manner
2. grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3. produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
4. roll out (metal) with a rolling machine