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milk
- pronunciation:
- mIlk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their offspring.
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| definition 2: |
this liquid produced by cows or female goats and collected for human consumption.
- similar words:
- bottle
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| definition 3: |
a white fluid or juice secreted by certain plants.
coconut milk |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
milked, milking, milks |
| definition 1: |
to extract milk from the udder of (a female mammal).
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| definition 2: |
to drain of energy, information, or money, usu. in an exploitative way.
They milked him for every cent he had. |
| related words: |
bilk, blackmail, capitalize, drain, sap, tap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to yield milk.
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| definition 2: |
to extract milk from the udder of a female mammal.
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broader categories that include milk |
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drink, liquid, nourishment |
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some activities with milk |
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beat, bottle, buy, churn, deliver, drink, flavor, package, pour, produce, refrigerate, sell, shake, stir |
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some animals that produce milk |
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cattle, cow, goat, llama, reindeer, sheep, yak |
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some containers for milk |
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bottle, bucket, carton, cup, glass, jug, mug, pail, pitcher, thermos |
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some ingredients in milk |
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calcium, carbohydrates, cholesterol, fat, potassium, protein, sodium, sugar, vitamins |
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some places for milk |
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dairy, grocery, icebox, refrigerator, supermarket |
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some things made from milk |
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butterfat, buttermilk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, curd, ice cream, whey, yogurt |
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some things that affect milk |
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bacteria, homogenization, pasteurization, sanitation, temperature |
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sources of milk |
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mammal, nipple, udder |
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units for measuring milk |
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cup, gallon, liter, ounce, pint, quart |
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