milk

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪlk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪlk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(milk)

Collocations for "milk"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "milk" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

milk

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [skim, 2%, whole] milk
  2. UK: [skimmed, semi-skimmed, full-fat] milk
  3. [organic, pasteurized, condensed, dairy] milk
  4. [cow's, goat's, sheep's] milk
  5. milk from [cows]
  6. [almond, soya, oat, cashew, nut] milk
  7. [hot, cool, cold, warm] milk
  8. [frothy, bubbly, steamed, stale, fresh, sour] milk
  9. the milk has gone [stale, sour]
  10. [baby, breast, mother's] milk
  11. [drink, heat, boil, warm up] milk
  12. [stir, skim, sieve, filter] the milk
  13. add milk to the [mix, sauce, pan, potatoes]
  14. would you like milk with your [coffee, tea]?
  15. do you take milk with your [coffee]?
  16. spilled milk over the [papers, plate, furniture]
  17. spilled milk down her [bib, shirt, blouse, top]
  18. [don't cry, no use crying] over spilled milk
  19. the milk [curdled, boiled over, bubbled]
  20. a [carton, liter, glass, pint, pot, bottle] of milk
  21. [five] liters of milk
  22. milk with [sugar, coffee, tea, cinnamon]
  23. the milk of human kindness
n as adj
  1. a milk [carton, bottle, jug]
  2. milk [chocolate, production, powder, mixture]
  3. UK: [grow, cut, lose] their milk teeth
  4. UK: [on, doing] his milk round
  5. UK: the [graduate, university] milk round
v
  1. milk the [cows, goats]
  2. the [cows] need to be milked
  3. the [cows] have been milked
  4. milked by [machine, hand]
  5. milk him for information (about)
  6. milk him for every [dime, penny]
  7. milked them of all their [savings, money]
  8. milk the [system, opportunity, company]
  9. milk it for [everything, all it's worth]
  10. milked for [profit, gain]
'milk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Switzerland - any - baby - bad - before - besides - boil - bone - bottle - breast - carton - cattle - cereal - chocolate - churn - cloth - coconut - consistency - cool - counter - cow - cream - dairy - dark - drink - drop - drowsy - expression - extra - farm - float - foam - fresh - funky - goat - gone - half - healthy - how - isolate - jug - lick - lifetime - market - mash - mask - midnight - mix - oats - off

Forum discussions with the word(s) "milk" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.