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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

1. United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944);
[syn: Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller]

2. United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980);
[syn: Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller]

3. United States playwright (1915-2005);
[syn: Miller, Arthur Miller]

4. someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill);

5. machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it;
[syn: miller, milling machine]

6. any of various moths that have powdery wings;
[syn: moth miller, miller]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zool.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. [1913 Webster] Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari syn. Stoasodon narinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies; also called the spotted eagle ray and white-spotted eagle ray. Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray (Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins. Devil ray. See Sea Devil. Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatidae, or Aetobatidae. The common European species (Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller. Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo. Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata). Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonidae having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n. 1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill. [1913 Webster] 2. A milling machine. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth miller. (b) The eagle ray. (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Miller's thumb. (Zool.) (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus Uranidea (formerly Cottus), as the European species (Uranidea gobio), and the American (Uranidea gracilis); -- called also bullhead. (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Miller n 1: United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) [syn: Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller] 2: United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) [syn: Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller] 3: United States playwright (1915-2005) [syn: Miller, Arthur Miller] 4: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) 5: machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it [syn: miller, milling machine] 6: any of various moths that have powdery wings [syn: moth miller, miller]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Miller -- U.S. County in Georgia Population (2000): 6383 Housing Units (2000): 2770 Land area (2000): 283.046400 sq. miles (733.086780 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.675068 sq. miles (1.748419 sq. km) Total area (2000): 283.721468 sq. miles (734.835199 sq. km) Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 31.166180 N, 84.733801 W Headwords: Miller Miller, GA Miller County Miller County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Miller -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 23564 Housing Units (2000): 11263 Land area (2000): 592.255223 sq. miles (1533.933921 sq. km) Water area (2000): 7.685331 sq. miles (19.904916 sq. km) Total area (2000): 599.940554 sq. miles (1553.838837 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.238974 N, 92.481091 W Headwords: Miller Miller, MO Miller County Miller County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Miller -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 40443 Housing Units (2000): 17727 Land area (2000): 623.978794 sq. miles (1616.097588 sq. km) Water area (2000): 13.500960 sq. miles (34.967325 sq. km) Total area (2000): 637.479754 sq. miles (1651.064913 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 33.384684 N, 93.968079 W Headwords: Miller Miller, AR Miller County Miller County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Miller, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 754 Housing Units (2000): 378 Land area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.757193 sq. miles (1.961122 sq. km) FIPS code: 48242 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.215885 N, 93.841499 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65707 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Miller, MO Miller
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Miller, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 156 Housing Units (2000): 72 Land area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.368453 sq. miles (0.954289 sq. km) FIPS code: 32130 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.928001 N, 99.392353 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68858 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Miller, NE Miller
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Miller, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 1530 Housing Units (2000): 845 Land area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.947896 sq. miles (2.455039 sq. km) FIPS code: 42460 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 44.519932 N, 98.986386 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57362 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Miller, SD Miller