noun / verb
milk
MILK/mɪlk/
A nourishing liquid obtained from mammals or plant ingredients.
A glass jug pours milk into a clear drinking glass.
Etymology
Old English milc already named this nourishing liquid. Its association with feeding the young also gave milk a figurative sense of infancy, preserved in the expression “milk tooth.”
In context
Like a natural miracle, this enzyme causes the proteins in the milk to bind together, turning the ivory white liquid into a smooth, thick mass. In less than an hour, separation occurs. The thickened part is called curd.
More examples
- She adds oat milk to her coffee.
- The farmer milks the cows every morning.
- Young mammals drink their mother's milk.
- He milks every compliment for all it is worth.
Forms
milk · milks · milked · milking
milky adjective — Containing milk or resembling its appearance.