milk

[ milk ]

/ mɪlk /

noun

an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.

this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or as a source of butter, cheeses, yogurt, etc.

any liquid resembling this, as the liquid within a coconut, the juice or sap of certain plants, or various pharmaceutical preparations.

verb (used with object)

to press or draw milk from the udder or breast of.

to extract something from as if by milking.

to get something from; exploit: The swindler milked her of all her savings.

to extract; draw out: He's good at milking laughs from the audience.

verb (used without object)

to yield milk, as a cow.

to milk a cow or other mammal.

Idioms for milk

cry over spilled milk, to lament what cannot be changed or corrected; express sorrow for past actions or events: Crying over spilled milk will do you no good now.

Origin of milk

before 900; Middle English; Old English meol(o)c, (Anglian) milc; cognate with German Milch, Old Norse mjōlk, Gothic miluks; akin to Latin mulgēre, Greek amélgein to milk

OTHER WORDS FROM milk

milk·less, adjective o·ver·milk, verb un·milked, adjective well-milked, adjective

Words nearby milk

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Example sentences from the Web for milk

He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.

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Still, not everything has been milk and honey when it comes to trans issues in the Holy Land.

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Rebel Wilson was the buzziest new talent on TV at the time, and ABC wanted to milk her for as many viewers as it could.

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Donations kept coming in, mostly in plastic grocery bags filled with food, water, and milk.

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The result is that a gallon of milk at the local market costs $12.55.

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This fuel you get when you eat lean meat, eggs, milk, and many other things.

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The natural food of a young baby is his mother's milk, and no satisfactory substitute for it has yet been found.

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It is also necessary to refer to the importance of cows' milk as a source of animal food protein.

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He manipulates it, presses it as a child presses its nurse's breast, to draw from its brown bosom the milk of fertility.

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It is eaten with milk or cream, or fruit, or is delicious when eaten as a toast with butter.

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British Dictionary definitions for milk

milk

/ (mɪlk) /

noun

a whitish nutritious fluid produced and secreted by the mammary glands of mature female mammals and used for feeding their young until weaned
the milk of cows, goats, or other animals used by man as a food or in the production of butter, cheese, etcRelated adjectives: lacteal, lactic

any similar fluid in plants, such as the juice of a coconut

any of various milklike pharmaceutical preparations, such as milk of magnesia

cry over spilt milk to lament something that cannot be altered

verb

to draw milk from the udder of (a cow, goat, or other animal)

(intr) (of cows, goats, or other animals) to yield milk

(tr) to draw off or tap in small quantities to milk the petty cash

(tr) to extract as much money, help, etc, as possible from to milk a situation of its news value

(tr) to extract venom, sap, etc, from

Word Origin for milk

Old English milc; compare Old Saxon miluk, Old High German miluh, Old Norse mjolk

Medical definitions for milk

milk

[ mĭlk ]

n.

A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.

The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.

A liquid, such as coconut milk, milkweed sap, plant latex, or various medical emulsions, that is similar to milk in appearance.

v.

To draw milk from the teat or udder of a female mammal.

To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking; strip.

Scientific definitions for milk

milk

[ mĭlk ]

A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young beginning immediately after birth. Milk is an emulsion of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and sugars, especially lactose, in water. The proteins in milk contain all the essential amino acids.

Idioms and Phrases with milk

milk

In addition to the idiom beginning with milk

milk of human kindness, the

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