Milk
noun
A white liquid produced by a mother to feed her babies, or a similar liquid produced by animals like cows, goats, or sheep.
She poured a glass of milk for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- glass of milk
- warm milk
noun
A type of juice produced from plants, nuts or fruits like almonds, coconuts or soya beans.
She likes to eat her cereal with almond milk.
Often appears as...
- coconut milk
- almond milk
verb
To take milk from a cow, goat, or sheep.
She learned how to milk a cow at her grandparent's farm.
Often appears as...
- milk a cow
- milk a goat
verb
To get as much from a situation as possible, especially in an unfair or dishonest way.
He's just milking the company for all it's worth before he leaves.
Often appears as...
- milk it for all it's worth
- milk the opportunity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A white liquid produced by a mother to feed her babies, or a similar liquid produced by animals like cows, goats, or sheep.
She poured a glass of milk for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- glass of milk
- warm milk
noun
A type of juice produced from plants, nuts or fruits like almonds, coconuts or soya beans.
She likes to eat her cereal with almond milk.
Often appears as...
- coconut milk
- almond milk
verb
To take milk from a cow, goat, or sheep.
She learned how to milk a cow at her grandparent's farm.
Often appears as...
- milk a cow
- milk a goat
verb
To get as much from a situation as possible, especially in an unfair or dishonest way.
He's just milking the company for all it's worth before he leaves.
Often appears as...
- milk it for all it's worth
- milk the opportunity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Animal Origin
Milk from mammals is often used in dairy products like cheese and butter.
Cheese is made from the milk of cows.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, cow's milk is a common drink and used in a variety of recipes.
In many countries, children drink milk for strong bones.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutrition Content
Milk is a source of calcium and vitamins, important for health.
She drinks milk every day for calcium.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Origin
Milk from mammals is often used in dairy products like cheese and butter.
Cheese is made from the milk of cows.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, cow's milk is a common drink and used in a variety of recipes.
In many countries, children drink milk for strong bones.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutrition Content
Milk is a source of calcium and vitamins, important for health.
She drinks milk every day for calcium.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Origin
Milk from mammals is often used in dairy products like cheese and butter.
Cheese is made from the milk of cows.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, cow's milk is a common drink and used in a variety of recipes.
In many countries, children drink milk for strong bones.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutrition Content
Milk is a source of calcium and vitamins, important for health.
She drinks milk every day for calcium.
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Video examples
Feeding Baby Orphaned...
wasted away so then i knew it was a fat problem and so then i went around looking for human baby formulas that had vegetable oils rather than cow's milk fat and then we were on the right track thirty years of research and dedication paid off the success rate with orphans soared and has paid dividends for matora
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We Are What We Eat:...
in this desert like environment. Of course milk is a big part of their diet Any dairies and a lot of side product as well from milk. They have a great intimacy with the animal world that really touched me. They even talk to each other in the way they would talk to their horses. It was quite surprising at first
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
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The three different ways...
Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for. A female kangaroo can often simultaneously support one inside her uterus and another in her pouch. In unfavorable conditions,
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Teach every child about...
And most kids do. But milk ain't good enough anymore. Don't get me wrong, I support milk -- but someone at the milk board probably paid a lot of money for some geezer to work out that if you put loads of flavorings, colorings and sugar in milk, more kids will drink it. Yeah.
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Encouraging A New-Born...
needs mother's milk and she needs it fast we always try and get them to nurse on mom within the first day or two to get them some colostrum which is that first milk that mom produces that's very high in antibodies it's very protective for the infants to
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us. We're only onlookers. The studied composition in Vermeer's paintings invokes a balanced harmony. With the checkered floor in many of his works,
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The science of milk -...
In fact, since it has all of the vital nutrients for development and growth, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals, and water, milk is the only thing a baby even needs to ingest for the first six months of life.
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
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The real meaning of soul...
milk soul is something you can get something that's good to have of course you could always call on a whole checklist of attributes such as generosity genuineness empathy
Video examples
Feeding Baby Orphaned...
wasted away so then i knew it was a fat problem and so then i went around looking for human baby formulas that had vegetable oils rather than cow's milk fat and then we were on the right track thirty years of research and dedication paid off the success rate with orphans soared and has paid dividends for matora
Video examples
We Are What We Eat:...
in this desert like environment. Of course milk is a big part of their diet Any dairies and a lot of side product as well from milk. They have a great intimacy with the animal world that really touched me. They even talk to each other in the way they would talk to their horses. It was quite surprising at first
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach, while a closure of the glottis would prevent milk from entering the lungs. Sometimes, a bout of hiccups will go on and on, and we try home sipping continuously from a glass of cold water, holding one's breath,
Video examples
The three different ways...
Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for. A female kangaroo can often simultaneously support one inside her uterus and another in her pouch. In unfavorable conditions,
Video examples
Teach every child about...
And most kids do. But milk ain't good enough anymore. Don't get me wrong, I support milk -- but someone at the milk board probably paid a lot of money for some geezer to work out that if you put loads of flavorings, colorings and sugar in milk, more kids will drink it. Yeah.
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
needs mother's milk and she needs it fast we always try and get them to nurse on mom within the first day or two to get them some colostrum which is that first milk that mom produces that's very high in antibodies it's very protective for the infants to
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us. We're only onlookers. The studied composition in Vermeer's paintings invokes a balanced harmony. With the checkered floor in many of his works,
Video examples
The science of milk -...
In fact, since it has all of the vital nutrients for development and growth, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals, and water, milk is the only thing a baby even needs to ingest for the first six months of life.
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
She's like milk... like that. Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
milk soul is something you can get something that's good to have of course you could always call on a whole checklist of attributes such as generosity genuineness empathy
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Quote examples
Cristina Saralegui
Cuban Journalist
America was the place that said, 'It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matter what your last name is, it doesn't matter if you drink cortaditos, or lattes, or coffee with milk. Here, if you work hard, anything is possible.
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Emily Procter
American Actress
It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.
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Mary Wesley
British Novelist
I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldn't have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.
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Danielle Macdonald
Australian Actress
My sister, myself, and my cousins would put on shows for our parents and charge them to come and watch, apparently. That's what I'm told. My parents said I knew how to milk it.
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Jade Jones
English Athlete
Milk is a really important part of my diet. For London, I had to be in the best shape of my life, and having milk every day played a part in that.
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David H. Murdock
American Businessman
If someone paid me a million dollars to drink a glass of milk, I wouldn't do it; maybe that's because I don't need the money.
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Kate Garraway
English Journalist
They say breast milk helps just about everything - I'm surprised you can't run a car on it.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.
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Gina Neely
American Actor
Life happens, honey. What are you going to do? Cry in a bowl of milk?
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John Wayne
American Actor
Get off your horse and drink your milk.
Quote examples
Cristina Saralegui
Cuban Journalist
America was the place that said, 'It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matter what your last name is, it doesn't matter if you drink cortaditos, or lattes, or coffee with milk. Here, if you work hard, anything is possible.
Quote examples
Emily Procter
American Actress
It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.
Quote examples
Mary Wesley
British Novelist
I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldn't have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.
Quote examples
Danielle Macdonald
Australian Actress
My sister, myself, and my cousins would put on shows for our parents and charge them to come and watch, apparently. That's what I'm told. My parents said I knew how to milk it.
Quote examples
Jade Jones
English Athlete
Milk is a really important part of my diet. For London, I had to be in the best shape of my life, and having milk every day played a part in that.
Quote examples
David H. Murdock
American Businessman
If someone paid me a million dollars to drink a glass of milk, I wouldn't do it; maybe that's because I don't need the money.
Quote examples
Kate Garraway
English Journalist
They say breast milk helps just about everything - I'm surprised you can't run a car on it.
Quote examples
Graydon Carter
American Journalist
The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.
Quote examples
Gina Neely
American Actor
Life happens, honey. What are you going to do? Cry in a bowl of milk?
Quote examples
John Wayne
American Actor
Get off your horse and drink your milk.
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