miller

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}]
    

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]
    

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]
    

Miller, MO (city, FIPS 48242)
  Location: 37.21531 N, 93.84032 W
  Population (1990): 753 (365 housing units)
  Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 65707
Miller, NE (village, FIPS 32130)
  Location: 40.92699 N, 99.39054 W
  Population (1990): 130 (66 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68858
Miller, SD (city, FIPS 42460)
  Location: 44.51995 N, 98.98766 W
  Population (1990): 1678 (877 housing units)
  Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 57362
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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