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milk·y

(mĭl′kē)
adj. milk·i·er, milk·i·est
1. Resembling milk in color or consistency: milky glass.
2. Filled with, consisting of, or yielding milk or a fluid resembling milk: a milky kernel of corn.
3. Meek; timid.

milk′i·ness n.
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milky

(ˈmɪlkɪ)
adj, milkier or milkiest
1. resembling milk, esp in colour or cloudiness
2. of or containing milk
3. spiritless or spineless
4. (Judaism) Judaism another word for milchik
ˈmilkily adv
ˈmilkiness n
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milk•y

(ˈmɪl ki)

adj. milk•i•er, milk•i•est.
1. of or like milk, esp. in appearance or consistency.
2. white or whitish in color.
3. giving a good supply of milk.
4. meek or spiritless.
[1350–1400]
milk′i•ly, adv.
milk′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. milky - resembling milk in color not clear; "milky glass"
opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
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milky

noun white, clouded, opaque, cloudy, alabaster, whitish, milk-white A milky mist filled the valley.
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Translations
مِثْل الحَليبيَحْتَوي على الحَليب
mléčnýs mlékem
mælkeagtigmælkelignendemed mælk
maitoinen
tejszerûtejszerű
meî mjólk í, mjólkur-mjólkurhvítur
pieningaspieninispieniškas
mliečnys mliekom
mlečenmlečnat
süt gibisütlü

milky

[ˈmɪlkɪ] (milkier (compar) (milkiest (superl)))
A. ADJ
1. (= pale white) [lotion, liquid, eyes, skin] → lechoso ; [green, blue] → blanquecino
the leaves yield a milky juice if brokensi se parten las hojas sueltan un jugo lechoso
2. (containing a lot of milk) [tea, coffee] → con mucha leche
I like my coffee nice and milkyme gusta el café con mucha leche
this tea is too milky for my likingeste té tiene mucha leche para mi gusto
it tastes milkysabe mucho a leche
a milky drink helps you sleep at nightuna bebida hecha con leche te ayuda a dormir por la noche
B. CPD the Milky Way N (Astron) → la Vía Láctea
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milky

[ˈmɪlki] adj
(= containing a lot of milk) [coffee, tea] → avec beaucoup de lait
(= made with milk) [drink] → lacté(e)
[colour] → laiteux/euseMilky Way n
the Milky Way → la voie lactée milky-white [ˌmɪlkiˈhwaɪt] adjd'un blanc laiteux
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milky

adj (+er)milchig ; milky green/blue/whitemilchig grün/blau/weiß; milky drinkMilchgetränk nt; milky coffeeMilchkaffee m; rich milky chocolatesahnige Vollmilchschokolade
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milky

[ˈmɪlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (substance) → lattiginoso/a; (colour) → latteo/a; (coffee) → con tanto latte
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milk

(milk) noun
a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. The commonest source of milk is the cow. melk حَليب мляко leite mléko die Milch mælk γάλα leche piim شیر maito lait חלב दूध mlijeko tej susu mjólk latte 牛乳 우유 pienas piens susu melk melk mleko يا شيدى شودى leite lapte молоко mlieko mleko mleko mjölk น้ํานม süt 奶,乳 молоко دودھ sữa
verb
to obtain milk from. The farmer milks his cows each day. melk يَحْلِب доя ordenhar dojit melken malke αρμέγω ordeñar lüpsma دوشیدن lypsää traire לַחֲלוֹב दुहना musti fej memerah susu mjólka mungere 乳をしぼる 젖을 짜다 melžti slaukt memerah susu melken melke doić لوشل ordenhar a mulge доить dojiť molsti musti mjölka รีดนม sağmak 擠奶 доїти دودھ نکالنا vắt sữa 挤奶
ˈmilky adjective
1. containing milk. milky coffee. melkagtig يَحْتَوي على الحَليب млечен leitoso mléčný, s mlékem Milch-... med mælk που περιέχει γάλα con leche piima- پر از شیر maito- lacté, au lait חלבי दूधिया mliječan tejes mengandung susu með mjólk í, mjólkur- con latte 牛乳入りの 우유를 탄 su pienu, pieniškas pienains; pienīgs mengandungi susu met veel melk med melk z mlekiem له شيدى ډك leitoso cu lapte содержащий молоко, молочный mliečny; s mliekom mlečen sa mlekom med mjölk, mjölk- ซึ่งใส่นม sütlü 攙奶的 такий, що містить молоко دودھ کا بنا có sữa 掺奶的
2. like milk in appearance. A milky substance. melker مِثْل الحَليب приличащ на мляко leitoso mléčný milchig mælkeagtig; mælkelignende γαλακτώδης lechoso piimjas شیری maitoinen laiteux כְּחָלָב दूधवाला mliječan tejszerű seperti susu mjólkurhvítur/-litur lattiginoso 乳白色の 우유 같은 panašus į pieną pienains, pienam līdzīgs seperti susu melkachtig melkeaktig, melkehvit, uklar mleczny شيرى leitoso lăptos похожий на молоко mliečny mlečnat mlečni mjölkaktig, mjölkig ซึ่งมีสีคล้ายน้ํานม süt gibi 乳狀的 молочний دودھ کی طرح giống sữa 象牛奶的,乳状的
ˈmilkiness noun
melkerigheid حليبيَّه млечност lactescência mléčnost die Milchigkeit mælkeagtighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. σαν το γάλα aspecto lechoso piimataolisus خاصیت شیری maitoisuus aspect laiteux חָלָבִיוּת अस्पष्टता mliječnost tejszerűség rupa seperti susu e-ð sem líkist mjólk lattiginosità 乳状性 우유 같음 pieniškumas, pieningumas pienainums; pienīgums bersusu melkachtigheid melkeaktighet, uklarhet mleczność د شيدى خاصيت لرونكى lactescência aspect lăptos молочность mliečnosť mlečnost mlečnost mjölkaktighet, mjölkighet การมีลักษณะเหมือนนม süt gibi olma, sütlülük 攙奶,乳狀 молочна білизна دودھیاپن màu sữa 乳状
ˈmilkmaid noun
formerly, a woman employed to milk cows by hand. melker حالِبَه، عامِلَه في ملْبَنَه доячка leiteira dojička das Milchmädchen malkepige αρμέχτρα ordeñadora lüpsja شیر فروش زن karjakko trayeuse חָלבָּנִית दूध दुहने वाली mljekarica, muzilja fejőlány pemerah susu mjaltakona mungitrice 乳しぼりの女 젖 짜는 여자 melžėja slaucēja gadis pemerah susu melkmeid budeie dojarka ښځينه شيدى خرڅونكي leiteira mulgătoare доярка dojička molznica žena koja muze mjölkerska, mjölkpiga หญิงรีดนมวัว süt sağan kadın 擠奶女工 доярка گوالن cô gái vắt sữa 挤奶女工
ˈmilkman noun
a man who delivers milk. melkman بائِع الحَليب او مُوِّزع الحَليب млекар leiteiro mlékař der Milchmann mælkemand γαλατάς lechero piimamees مرد شیر فروش maitomies laitier חָלבָּן दूधवाला mljekar, prodavač mlijeka tejesember tukang susu mjólkurpóstur lattaio 牛乳配達人 우유 배달인 pienininkas, pienvežys piena vedējs/pārdevējs penjual susu melkboer melkemann mleczarz شيدى خرڅونكى leiteiro lăptar молочник mliekar mlekar mlekar mjölkbud คนส่งนมผู้ชาย sütçü 送奶男工 молочник گوالا người giao sữa 送牛奶的人
ˈmilkshake noun
a drink made by shaking up milk and a particular flavouring. I'd like a chocolate/strawberry milkshake. melkskommel, bruismelk مَشْروب الحَليب المَمْزوج بِنَكْهَةٍ أخْرى млечен шейк milkshake mléčný koktejl der Milchshake milkshake μιλκ σέικ batido piimakokteil بستنی شیری pirtelö lait fouetté מִילקשֵׁייק मिल्कशेक mliječni napitak turmix susu kocok mjólkurhristingur frullato, frappé ミルクセーキ 밀크 셰이크 pieno kokteilis piena kokteilis susu goncang milkshake milkshake koktail, napój mleczny د شيدو مزه لرونكى batido milkshake молочный коктейль mliečny koktail mlečna pijača milkšejk milkshake นมผสมกับน้ําหวานแล้วเขย่าจนขึ้นฟอง dondurmalı süt 奶昔 молочний коктейль دودھ کا شربت sữa khuấy 奶昔(牛奶和冰淇淋等的混合饮料)
milk tooth
one of the first set of a baby's teeth. The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old. melktande, babatande إحْدى الأسْنان اللَّبَنِيَّه млечен зъб dente de leite mléčné zuby der Milchzahn mælketand πρώτο δόντι diente de leche piimahammas دندان شیری maitohammas dent de lait שֵׁן חָלָב दूध-दांत mliječni zub tejfog gigi susu mjólkur-/barnatönn dente da latte 乳歯 젖니 pieninis dantis piena zobs gigi susu melktand melketann ząb mleczny شيرى غاښونه dente de leite dinte de lapte молочный зуб mliečne zuby mlečni zob mlečni zub mjölktand ฟันน้ํานม süt dişi 乳牙 молочний зуб دودھ کے دانت răng sữa 乳牙
the Milky Way (also the Galaxy)
a huge collection of stars stretching across the sky. die Melkweg دَرْب التَّبّانَه، المِجَرَّه Млечен път Via Láctea Mléčná dráha die Milchstrasse Mælkevejen Γαλαξίας Vía Láctea linnutee کهکشان راه شیری linnunrata Voie lactée שְׁבִיל הֶחָלָב आकाश गंगा, मंदाकिनी Mliječni put tejút bimasakti Vetrarbrautin Via Lattea 銀河 은하수 Paukščių takas Piena Ceļš Bima Sakti Melkweg Melkeveien Droga Mleczna شيرى لاره Via Láctea Calea Lactee Млечный Путь, Галактика Mliečna dráha rimska cesta Mlečni put Vintergatan ทางช้างเผือก Saman Yolu 銀河 Чумацький Шлях کہکشاں ngân hà 银河
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milky

a. lechoso-a, lácteo-a.
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Levin listened to the monotonous drip from the lime trees in the garden, and looked at the triangle of stars he knew so well, and the Milky Way with its branches that ran through its midst.
First: The mariner, when drawing nigh the coasts of foreign lands, if by night he hear the roar of breakers, starts to vigilance, and feels just enough of trepidation to sharpen all his faculties; but under precisely similar circumstances, let him be called from his hammock to view his ship sailing through a midnight sea of milky whiteness --as if from encircling headlands shoals of combed white bears were swimming round him, then he feels a silent, superstitious dread; the shrouded phantom of the whitened waters is horrible to him as a real ghost; in vain the lead assures him he is still off soundings; heart and helm they both go down; he never rests till blue water is under him again.
After the milky ears were once formed, we had little to fear from dry weather.
He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply.
Among these 5,000 nebulae there is one which has received the name of the Milky Way, and which contains eighteen millions of stars, each of which has become the center of a solar world.
For my own part, with the assistance of my valet, who, as I have before stated, always officiated as spoon on these occasions, I ate sparingly from one of Tinor's trenchers, of poee-poee; which was devoted exclusively for my own use, being mixed with the milky meat of ripe cocoanut.
Above him was a clear blue sky, and the sun's vast orb quivered like a huge hollow, crimson float on the surface of that milky sea of mist.
He arose and thrust his head out the port-hole, looking down into the milky wash.
But the Milky Way, it seemed to me, was still the same tattered streamer of star-dust as of yore.
They moved, as it seemed to us, upon a cloud, for a milky mist covered the fields and rose to a third of their height.
"Graaa - ouch!" went the conch, while sea and sky were all milled up in milky fog.
I remember vaguely the eating of many green nuts, with soft shells and milky kernels.

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