milk

Everyday

1. Milk is the white drink that comes from cows, goats and other animals. tree →
2. Milk is also the food that mother mammals make for their babies. tree →
3. To milk a cow or goat is to take milk from it. tree →
4. To milk something is also to get as much as you can from it: «He milked the joke.» tree →
5. Some plant drinks are called milk too, like oat milk or coconut milk. tree →

In the lessons

a liquid measured in cups, liters, gallons or cartons; things bought, poured, drunk or shared; in science mammals feed their babies milk, and milk gives calcium for bones; phrases «a glass of milk», «spilt milk», «milk tooth» (a baby tooth, British)

Examples

• Mom buys 3 cartons of milk. tree →
• Each glass holds 250 milliliters of milk. tree →
• A cow gives 20 liters of milk a day. tree →
• Sara drank 2 cups of milk. tree →
• The farmer milks the goats every morning. tree →
• Puppies drink their mother's milk. tree →
• Milk has calcium, which helps build strong bones. tree →
• Don't cry over spilt milk. tree →
• Her offerings were cakes and milk. tree →

Note

Usually counted by a unit or a container (cups, liters, bottles), not by itself: «some milk», «much milk», never «three milks» in school use. «Per day» gives a rate. Trap: the unit tells what to count, not the word «milk». Safety: drink milk that is kept cold and not past its date.

In Jewish tradition

"A land flowing with milk and honey" describes the Promised Land. The rule not to boil a kid in its mother's milk is repeated three times.

Interpretation. From the kid verse the rabbis made the law never to cook or eat meat and milk together, and to keep separate dishes for them. Milk and honey are seen as signs of richness.

Examples

• Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. (Torah EXO.23.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.' (Torah EXO.34.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? (Writings JOB.10.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened. (Writings JOB.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set. (Writings SNG.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Usually counted by a unit or a container (cups, liters, bottles), not by itself: «some milk», «much milk», never «three milks» in school use. «Per day» gives a rate. Trap: the unit tells what to count, not the word «milk». Safety: drink milk that is kept cold and not past its date.