milks

Squeezes for gain

Milks is the verb form of milk, meaning to extract milk from a mammal or to draw out something valuable over time.

When you milk a cow, you squeeze its udders; when you milk a situation, you exploit it for all it's worth.

The plural noun milks refers to different types or varieties: The store carries oat, almond, and coconut milks alongside dairy.

Plant-based milks have made this plural far more common than it once was.

extract

pump

Fluid-moving machine

collect · secrete · lactate · udder · teat · nursing · breastfeeding · colostrum · letdown · suction

dairy

cheese

Fermented milk solid

ghee · curd · whey · casein · cream · probiotic · pasteurized · homogenized · fermented · clotted

exploit

squeeze

Firm bilateral compression

  • drainChannel for wastewater
  • bleedLose vital fluid
  • extractConcentrated derived substance

manipulate · abuse · take advantage · siphon · fleece · wring · cash cow · profit · scheme · con

lactose

intolerance

Unwillingness to accept differences

bloating · discomfort · sensitivity · dairy-free · alternative · symptoms · malabsorption · gut · digestive · galactose

types

whole

Full and undivided

  • skimPass over lightly
  • rawIn original state
  • goatHorned, bearded livestock

sheep · camel · buffalo · yak · mare · oat · soy · almond · coconut · rice

frothy

foam

Bubble-filled substance

latte · cappuccino · macchiato · microfoam · velvety · silky · aerated · whisk · frother · flat white

nutrition

calcium

Element twenty, builds bones

potassium · fortified · nutrients · bones · growth · nourishment · wholesome · dietary · essential · healthy

Categories
Opposites
extraction/exploitation

milksgives

Transfers possession freely

contributes · replenishes · provides · donates · feeds

temporal approach

milksgrabs

Seizes abruptly

snatches · seizes · rushes · hurries · quick grab

effort and thoroughness

milkswastes

Uses poorly or discards

squanders · neglects · ignores · abandons · underutilizes

Phrases
Family

milk, milky, milking, milked, milkshake, milkman, buttermilk, milkshakes, milkmaid

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G