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milk  (mlk)

n.

1. 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.

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

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

v. milked, milk·ing, milks

v.tr.

1.

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

b. To draw or extract a liquid from: milked the stem for its last drops of sap.

2. To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking: milk venom from a snake.

3. Informal

a. To draw out or extract something from, as if by milking: milked the witness for information.

b. To obtain money or benefits from, in order to achieve personal gain; exploit: "The dictator and his cronies had milked their country of somewhere between $5 billion and $10 billion" Russell Watson.

v.intr.

1. To yield or supply milk.

2. To draw milk from a female mammal.

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[Middle English, from Old English milc; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

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milker n.

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milk

Noun

1.

a. a whitish fluid secreted by the mammary glands of mature female mammals and used for feeding their young

b. the milk of cows, goats, etc., used by humans as a food and to make cheese, butter, and yogurt

2. any similar fluid, such as the juice of a coconut

Verb

1. to draw milk from the udder of a cow or other animal

2. to extract as much money, help, or value as possible from: he was accused of milking the situation for his own ends [Old English milc]

milker n
milkiness n
milky adj

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milk  (mlk)

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.

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Milk

See also cheese; food and nutrition.

galactopoietic

any substance that stimulates the production and flow of milk. — galactopoietic, adj.

lactometer

an instrument for measuring the richness of milk from its specific gravity. Also called galactometer.

lactoscope

an instrument for measuring the opacity of milk so that its cream content can be determined.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings dairy product - milk and butter and cheese sour milk - milk that has turned sour pasteurized milk - milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation cows' milk - milk obtained from dairy cows yak's milk - the milk of a yak goats' milk - the milk of a goat acidophilus milk - milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders raw milk - unpasteurized milk scalded milk - milk heated almost to boiling homogenized milk - milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise certified milk - milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission dried milk, dry milk, milk powder, powdered milk - dehydrated milk evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation condensed milk - sweetened evaporated milk skim milk, skimmed milk - milk from which the cream has been skimmed semi-skimmed milk - milk from which some of the cream has been removed whole milk - milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed low-fat milk - milk from which some of the cream has been removed buttermilk - residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" chocolate milk - milk flavored with chocolate syrup protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"
	2.	milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body mother's milk - milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth colostrum, foremilk - milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
	3.	Milk - a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Milk River Montana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
	4.	milk - any of several nutritive milklike liquids food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food coconut water, coconut milk - clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut coconut cream, coconut milk - white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat soya milk, soybean milk, soymilk - a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu formula - a liquid food for infants
Verb	1.	milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning" strip - draw the last milk (of cows) milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
	2.	milk - exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth" exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
	3.	milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"

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milk

verb exploit, use, pump, squeeze, drain, take advantage of, bleed, impose on, wring, fleece, suck dry >> adjectives lactic, lacteal

Translations

milk [mɪlk] n → leche f

vt [+ cow] → ordeñar;

(fig) → chupar

milk [mɪlk] n → lait m

vt [+ cow] → traire (fig) [+ person]; dépouiller, plumer: [+ situation]; exploiter à fond

milk [mɪlk] n → Milch f

vt (lit, fig) → melken

milk [mɪlk] n → latte m

vt [+ cow] → mungere;

(fig) → sfruttare

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milk

n milk [milk]

a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young The commonest source of milk is the cow.melkحَليبмлякоmlékomælkdie Milchγάλαlechepiimشیرmaitolaitחָלָבदूधmlijekotejsusumjólklatte牛乳젖, 우유pienaspienssusumelkmelkmlekoleitelapteмолокоmliekomlekomlekomjölkน้ำนมsüt乳молокоدودھsữa乳

v

to obtain milk from The farmer milks his cows each day.melkيَحْلِبдояdojitmalkemelkenαρμέγωordeñarlüpsmaدوشیدنlypsäätraireלַחֲלוֹבदुहनाmustifejmemerah susumjólkamungere乳をしぼる젖을 짜다melžtislauktmemerah susumelkenmelkedoićordenhara mulgeдоитьdojiťmolstimustimjölkaรีดนม(süt) sağmak擠(奶)доїтиدودھ نکالناvắt sữa挤（奶）

adj ˈmilky

1 containing milk milky coffee.melkagtigيَحْتَوي على الحَليبмлеченmléčný, s mlékemmed mælkMilch-...που περιέχει γάλαcon lechepiima-پر از شیرmaito-lacté, au laitחָלָבִיदूधियाmliječantejesmengandung susumeð mjólk í, mjólkur-con latte牛乳入りの우유를 함유한su pienu, pieniškaspienains; pienīgsmengandungi susumet veel melkmed melkz mlekiemleitosocu lapteсодержащий молоко, молочныйmliečny; s mliekommlečensa mlekommed mjölk, mjölk-ซึ่งใส่นมsütlü摻奶的такий, що містить молокоدودھ کا بناcó sữa掺奶的

2 like milk in appearance A milky substance.melkerمِثْل الحَليبприличащ на млякоmléčnýmælkeagtig; mælkelignendemilchigγαλακτώδηςlechosopiimjasشیریmaitomainenlaiteuxכְּחָלָבदूधवालाmliječantejszerűseperti susumjólkurhvítur/-liturlattiginoso乳白色の우유 같은, 젖빛의panašus į pienąpienains, pienam līdzīgsseperti susumelkachtigmelkeaktig, melkehvit, uklarmlecznyleitosolăptosпохожий на молокоmliečnymlečnatmlečnimjölkaktig, mjölkigซึ่งมีสีคล้ายน้ำนมsüt gibi象牛奶的, 乳狀的молочнийدودھ کی طرحgiống sữa象牛奶的, 乳状的

n ˈmilkiness

melkerigheidحليبيَّهмлечностmléčnostmælkeagtigheddie Milchigkeitη ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. σαν το γάλαaspecto lechosopiimataolisusخاصیت شیریmaitomaisuusaspect laiteuxחָלָבִיוּתअस्पष्टताmliječnosttejszerűségrupa seperti susue-ð sem líkist mjólklattiginosità乳状性우유 같음pieniškumas, pieningumaspienainums; pienīgumsbersusumelkachtigheidmelkeaktighet, uklarhetmlecznośćlactescênciaaspect lăptosмолочностьmliečnosťmlečnostmlečnostmjölkaktighet, mjölkighetการมีลักษณะเหมือนนมsüt gibi olma, sütlülük乳狀молочна білизнаدودھیاپنmàu sữa乳状

n ˈmilkmaid

formerly, a woman employed to milk cows by hand. melkerحالِبَه، عامِلَه في ملْبَنَهдоячкаdojičkamalkepigedas Milchmädchenαρμέχτραordeñadoralüpsjaشیر فروش زنkarjakkotrayeuseחָלבָּנִיתदूध दुहने वालीmljekarica, muziljafejőlánypemerah susumjaltakonamungitrice乳しぼりの女젖짜는 여자melžėjaslaucējagadis pemerah susumelkmeidbudeiedojarkaleiteiramulgătoareдояркаdojičkamolznicažena koja muzemjölkerska, mjölkpigaหญิงรีดนมวัวsüt sağan kadın擠奶女工дояркаگوالنcô gái vắt sữa挤奶女工

n ˈmilkman

a man who delivers milk. melkmanبائِع الحَليب او مُوِّزع الحَليبмлекарmlékařmælkemandder Milchmannγαλατάςlecheropiimameesمرد شیر فروشmaitomieslaitierחָלבָּןदूधवालाmljekar, prodavač mlijekatejesembertukang susumjólkurpósturlattaio牛乳配達人우유 배달원pienininkas, pienvežyspiena vedējs/pārdevējspenjual susumelkboermelkemannmleczarzleiteirolăptarмолочникmliekarmlekarmlekarmjölkbudคนส่งนมผู้ชายsütçü送奶工人молочникگوالاngười giao sữa卖（或送）牛奶的人

n ˈmilkshake

a drink made by shaking up milk and a particular flavouring I'd like a chocolate/strawberry milkshake.melkskommel, bruismelkمَشْروب الحَليب المَمْزوج بِنَكْهَةٍ أخْرىмлечен шейкmléčný koktejlmilkshakeder Milchshakeμιλκ σέικbatidopiimakokteilبستنی شیریpirtelölait fouettéמִילקשֵׁייקमिल्कशेकmliječni napitakturmixsusu kocokmjólkurhristingurfrullato, frappéミルクセーキ밀크쉐이크pieno kokteilispiena kokteilissusu goncangmilkshakemilkshakekoktail, napój mlecznybatidomilkshakeмолочный коктейльmliečny koktailmlečna pijačamilkšejkmilkshakeเครื่องดื่มปั่น ประกอบด้วยนมและไอศรีมdondurmalı süt奶昔молочний коктейльدودھ کا شربتsữa khuấy牛奶和冰淇淋等的混合饮料

milk tooth

one of the first set of a baby's teeth The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.melktande, babatandeإحْدى الأسْنان اللَّبَنِيَّهмлечен зъбmléčné zubymælketandder Milchzahnπρώτο δόντιdiente de lechepiimahammasدندان شیریmaitohammasdent de laitשֵׁן חָלָבदूध-दांतmliječni zubtejfoggigi susumjólkur-/barnatönndente da latte乳歯젖니pieninis dantispiena zobsgigi susumelktandmelketannząb mlecznydente de leitedinte de lapteмолочный зубmliečne zubymlečni zobmlečni zubmjölktandฟันน้ำนมsüt dişi乳牙молочний зубدودھ کے دانتrăng sữa乳牙

the Milky Way

a huge collection of stars stretching across the sky. die Melkwegدَرْب التَّبّانَه، المِجَرَّهМлечен пътMléčná dráhaMælkevejendie MilchstrasseΓαλαξίαςVía Láctealinnuteeکهکشان راه شیریlinnunrataVoie lactéeשְׁבִיל הֶחָלָבआकाश गंगा, मंदाकिनीMliječni puttejútbimasaktiVetrarbrautinVia Lattea銀河은하수Paukščių takasPiena CeļšBima SaktiMelkwegMelkeveienDroga MlecznaVia LácteaCalea LacteeМлечный Путь, ГалактикаMliečna dráharimska cestaMlečni putVintergatanทางช้างเผือกSaman Yolu銀河Чумацький Шляхکہکشاںngân hà银河