MILK


Meaning of MILK in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ fresh

▪ curdled , sour , spoiled ( esp. AmE )

▪ full-cream ( BrE ), full-fat , whole ( esp. AmE )

▪ low-fat , semi-skimmed ( BrE )

▪ fat-free ( AmE ), non-fat , skim ( AmE ), skimmed ( BrE )

▪ 1% , 2% , etc. ( AmE )

▪ creamy

▪ regular ( AmE )

a calcium-fortified milk which provides more calcium than regular ~

▪ cold , hot , warm

▪ cow's , goat's , etc.

▪ breast , human

▪ baby , formula ( esp. BrE )

▪ coconut , soy ( AmE ), soya ( BrE )

▪ lactose-free

▪ condensed , evaporated

a tin of condensed ~ ( BrE )

a can of condensed ~ ( AmE )

▪ dried , dry ( AmE ), powdered

▪ fluid ( AmE )

Dried ~ keeps better than fluid ~.

▪ pasteurized , unpasteurized

▪ homogenized

▪ long-life , UHT ( BrE )

▪ raw

▪ fortified ( AmE )

▪ organic

▪ flavoured/flavored

▪ chocolate , strawberry

▪ school

… OF MILK

▪ litre/liter , pint

▪ bottle , carton , cup , glass , jug , pitcher ( AmE )

VERB + MILK

▪ drink , have , take

Do you take ~ in your coffee?

▪ consume

▪ add

▪ pour

▪ spill

▪ deliver

They've stopped delivering ~ in our area.

▪ boil , heat

▪ produce

▪ express

She expressed some ~ so her husband could do the night feeding.

MILK + VERB

▪ be off ( esp. BrE )

Don't drink the milk—it's off.

▪ go bad ( esp. AmE ), go off ( esp. BrE ), go sour

The ~ has gone sour.

MILK + NOUN

▪ powder ( BrE )

▪ beverage , drink

▪ pudding ( BrE ), shake (usually milkshake )

▪ chocolate

▪ product

▪ bottle , carton , churn ( BrE ), container , jug

▪ crate

▪ production , supply , yield

▪ producer

▪ float , round (both BrE )

▪ moustache/mustache

▪ allergy

▪ cow

II.

verb

Milk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cow , ↑ goat

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