milk
noun [U] /mɪlk/Definition
A1 the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.: a glass/carton of milk cow's/goat's milk skimmed/pasteurized milk a milk bottleDairy products and eggsBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › the white liquid produced by women and other female mammals as food for their young: Breast/Mother's milk is the best nourishment for a baby.Dairy products and eggsBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › the white liquid produced by some plants and trees: coconut milkParts of plants
(Definition of milk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- albumen noun
- butter noun
- buttermilk noun
- buttery adjective
- clotted cream noun
- curd noun
- dairy adjective
- double cream noun
- dried milk noun
- egg noun (FOOD)
- egg white noun
- frittata noun
- homogenized adjective
- lactic adjective
- pasteurize verb
- single cream noun
- UHT adjective
- whey noun
- yogurt noun
- yolk noun
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