milky

Everyday

1. Containing a lot of milk, or made with milk: «milky tea», «milky coffee». tree →
2. White and cloudy like milk: «milky water». tree →
3. «The Milky Way» is our galaxy, which looks like a pale band of light across the night sky. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons «milky» describes cloudy liquids in experiments: limewater turns milky when carbon dioxide is bubbled through it. In space lessons: the Sun and Earth are in the Milky Way galaxy. In everyday life: «milky tea», «milky drink before bed», «milky skin».

Examples

• Granny likes her tea very milky. tree →
• The limewater turned milky in the experiment. tree →
• We saw the Milky Way on a dark night in the countryside. tree →
• The river looked milky after the rain. tree →
• Our Sun is one star in the Milky Way. tree →
• I have a milky drink before bed. tree →
• The opal stone has a milky colour. tree →

Note

Comparative: milkier, milkiest (y → i). «The Milky Way» is a name, so it has capitals. In science, a liquid going «milky» or «cloudy» is a clue that a new substance has formed.