Meaning
- (noun) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
- (noun) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk.
- (noun) An individual serving of milk. “Table three ordered three milks. (Formally: The guests at table three ordered three glasses of milk.)”
- (noun) An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee. “I take my tea with two milk(s) and two sugar.”
- (noun) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
- (noun) Semen.
- (verb) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). “The farmer milked his cows.”
- (verb) To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder. “to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows”
- (verb) To express any liquid (from any creature).
- (verb) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something). “When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs.”
- (verb) (of an electrical storage battery) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation.
- (verb) To single-mindedly masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement and/or satisfaction of the masturbator/trix rather than the person masturbated. “Controlled milking can actually establish and consolidate a mistress’ dominance over her sub rather than diminish it.”
Letter breakdown
- Milk contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Words starting with MIL
- mil
- milch
- mild
- milder
- mildest
- mildew
- mildewed
- mildewing
- mildews
- mildly
- mildness
- mile
- mileage
- mileages
- milepost
- mileposts
- miler
- milers
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Words ending with ILK
Reader questions
What does Milk mean?
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
How many letters are in Milk?
Milk has 4 letters.
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