milky

milk·y (m

)

adj. milk·i·er, milk·i·est

1. Resembling milk in color or consistency: milky glass.

2. Filled with, consisting of, or yielding milk or a fluid resembling milk: a milky kernel of corn.

3. Meek; timid.

milki·ness n.

milky [ˈmɪlkɪ]

adj milkier, milkiest

1. resembling milk, esp in colour or cloudiness

2. of or containing milk

3. spiritless or spineless

4. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism another word for milchik

milkily adv

milkiness n

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Adj.

milky - resembling milk in color not clear; "milky glass"

milklike, whitish

opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"

milky

noun white, clouded, opaque, cloudy, alabaster, whitish, milk-white A milky mist filled the valley.

Translations

milky [ˈmɪlkɪ] (milkier (compar) (milkiest (superl)))

A. ADJ

1. (= pale white) [lotion, liquid, eyes, skin] → lechoso; [green, blue] → blanquecino
the leaves yield a milky juice if broken → si se parten las hojas sueltan un jugo lechoso

2. (containing a lot of milk) [tea, coffee] → con mucha leche
I like my coffee nice and milky → me gusta el café con mucha leche
this tea is too milky for my liking → este té tiene mucha leche para mi gusto
it tastes milky → sabe mucho a leche
a milky drink helps you sleep at night → una bebida hecha con leche te ayuda a dormir por la noche

B. CPD the Milky Way N (Astron) → la Vía Láctea

milky [ˈmɪlki] adj

(= containing a lot of milk) [coffee, tea] → avec beaucoup de lait

(= made with milk) [drink] → lacté(e)

[colour] → laiteux/euse
Milky Way n
the Milky Way → la voie lactée
milky-white [ˌmɪlkiˈ^hwaɪt] adj → d'un blanc laiteux

milky

adj (+er) → milchig; milky green/blue/white → milchig grün/blau/weiß; milky drink → Milchgetränk nt; milky coffee → Milchkaffee m; rich milky chocolate → sahnige Vollmilchschokolade

milky [ˈmɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (substance) → lattiginoso/a; (colour) → latteo/a; (coffee) → con tanto latte

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Alstonia Apocynaceae chyle Crux Australis devil's milk Dipladenia dogbane family extragalactic nebula family Apocynaceae family Sapotaceae galaxy genus Alstonia genus Dipladenia genus Mandevilla genus Manilkara genus Palaquium heliosphere lactescence lactescent	Levin listened to the monotonous drip from the lime trees in the garden, and looked at the triangle of stars he knew so well, and the Milky Way with its branches that ran through its midst. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply. Love of Life And Other Stories by London, Jack View in context After the milky ears were once formed, we had little to fear from dry weather. My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context	milkfish Milkful Milkily milkiness milking milking machine milking parlour milking shed milking shorthorn milking stool milkless milklike milkmaid milkman milko milkshake milksop milksopism milktoast milkwagon milkweed milkweed butterfly milkweed family milkwort milkwort family milky milky disease Milky Way Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way System Mill mill about mill about or around mill agent mill around Mill bar Mill cinder mill end mill finish Mill head Mill pick Mill pond Mill race Mill tail Mill tooth mill wheel mill worker Mill-cake mill-girl mill-hand mill-rind	Milkthistle Milkthistle Milktoast Milkvetch Milkvetch Milkvetch milkwagon milkweed milkweed milkweed Milkweed Bug milkweed butterflies milkweed butterflies milkweed butterflies milkweed butterfly milkweed butterfly milkweed butterfly milkweed family milkweed family Milkweed Floss Milkweed Floss Milkweeds Milkweeds Milkweeds milkwort milkwort milkwort family milkwort family Milkworts Milkworts milky milky ascites milky disease milky disease milky flesh milky flesh milky flesh milky mangrove milky pine Milky quartz milky spots milky spots milky spots milky spots Milky Tassel Milky Way Milky Way Milky Way Milky Way (astronomy) Milky Way (astronomy) Milky Way (band of light) Milky Way (band of light) Milky Way (galaxy) Milky Way (galaxy) Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way Galaxy Milky Way Globular Clusters Milky Way Patch M24 Milky Way Productions Milky Way Star Cloud

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Alstonia
Apocynaceae
chyle
Crux Australis
devil's milk
Dipladenia
dogbane family
extragalactic nebula
family Apocynaceae
family Sapotaceae
galaxy
genus Alstonia
genus Dipladenia
genus Mandevilla
genus Manilkara
genus Palaquium
heliosphere
lactescence
lactescent

Levin listened to the monotonous drip from the lime trees in the garden, and looked at the triangle of stars he knew so well, and the Milky Way with its branches that ran through its midst.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply.

Love of Life And Other Stories by London, Jack View in context

After the milky ears were once formed, we had little to fear from dry weather.

My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context

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