Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun milk

4 senses of milk

Sense 1
milk -- (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)
       => dairy product -- (milk and butter and cheese)
       => beverage, drink, drinkable, potable -- (any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?")

Sense 2
milk -- (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)
       => liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour -- (the liquid parts of the body)
       => nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals -- (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Sense 3
Milk, Milk River -- (a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Sense 4
milk -- (any of several nutritive milklike liquids)
       => foodstuff, food product -- (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb milk

3 senses of milk

Sense 1
milk -- (take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning")
       => draw, take out -- (take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel")

Sense 2
milk -- (exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth")
       => exploit, tap -- (draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely")

Sense 3
milk -- (add milk to; "milk the tea")
       => add -- (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table")

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