milk
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How milk fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
I K L M
Two-Letter Start
MI
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Ending
LK
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MI start
- LK ending
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- milk is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, k, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
noun
A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk.
noun
An individual serving of milk.
"Table three ordered three milks. (Formally: The guests at table three ordered three glasses of milk.)"
noun
An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee.
"I take my tea with two milk(s) and two sugar."
noun
The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
noun
Semen.
verb
To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
"The farmer milked his cows."
verb
To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
"to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows"
verb
To express any liquid (from any creature).
verb
To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).
"When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs."
verb
(of an electrical storage battery) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation.
verb
To single-mindedly masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement and/or satisfaction of the masturbator/trix rather than the person masturbated.
"Controlled milking can actually establish and consolidate a mistress’ dominance over her sub rather than diminish it."
Related Words
Synonyms
- cowmilk
- cowsmilk