milk | ||
1. | [ noun ] (food) a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings | |
Related terms: | beverage dairy_product condensed_milk raw_milk yak's_milk pasteurized_milk whole_milk scalded_milk goats'_milk certified_milk powdered_milk evaporated_milk acidophilus_milk skim_milk pasturized_milk low-fat_milk buttermilk cows'_milk chocolate_milk homogenized_milk protein | |
2. | [ verb ] (zoology,agriculture) take milk from female mammals | |
Examples: | "Cows need to be milked every morning" |
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Related terms: | draw strip | |
3. | [ verb ] exploit as much as possible | |
Examples: | "I am milking this for all it's worth" |
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Related terms: | exploit | |
4. | [ noun ] (biology,food) produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young | |
Related terms: | nutriment liquid_body_substance colostrum mother's_milk | |
5. | [ verb ] add milk to | |
Examples: | "milk the tea" |
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Related terms: | add | |
6. | [ noun ] (geography) a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River | |
Synonyms: | Milk_River | |
Related terms: | river Montana | |
7. | [ adjective ] resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear | |
Synonyms: | milklike whitish milky | |
Examples: | "milk glass" |
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Related terms: | opaque | |
8. | [ noun ] (food) any of several nutritive milklike liquids | |
Related terms: | foodstuff soyamilk coconut_milk formula coconut_milk | |
Similar spelling: |
milky Milks Mielke mills Millis Mieles millais Mileski |