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Noun

S: (n) milk (milk%1:13:01::) (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)
S: (n) milk (milk%1:08:00::) (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)

direct hyponym / full hyponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) liquid body substance (liquid_body_substance%1:08:00::), bodily fluid (bodily_fluid%1:08:00::), body fluid (body_fluid%1:08:00::), humor (humor%1:08:00::), humour (humour%1:08:00::) (the liquid parts of the body)

S: (n) aqueous humor (aqueous_humor%1:08:00::), aqueous humour (aqueous_humour%1:08:00::) (the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens)
S: (n) vitreous humor (vitreous_humor%1:08:00::), vitreous humour (vitreous_humour%1:08:00::), vitreous body (vitreous_body%1:08:00::) (the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball)
S: (n) endolymph (endolymph%1:08:00::) (the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear)
S: (n) perilymph (perilymph%1:08:00::) (the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear)
S: (n) extracellular fluid (extracellular_fluid%1:08:00::), ECF (ecf%1:08:00::) (liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid) "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"
S: (n) intracellular fluid (intracellular_fluid%1:08:00::) (liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes))
S: (n) juice (juice%1:08:00::), succus (succus%1:08:00::) (any of several liquids of the body) "digestive juices"
S: (n) karyolymph (karyolymph%1:08:00::) (a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed)
S: (n) milk (milk%1:08:00::) (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)
S: (n) amniotic fluid (amniotic_fluid%1:08:00::), amnionic fluid (amnionic_fluid%1:08:00::), waters (waters%1:08:00::) (the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion) "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
S: (n) blood (blood%1:08:00::) (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets) "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
S: (n) serum (serum%1:08:00::), blood serum (blood_serum%1:08:00::) (an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates)
S: (n) chyle (chyle%1:08:00::) (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)
S: (n) lymph (lymph%1:08:00::) (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)
S: (n) semen (semen%1:08:00::), seed (seed%1:08:00::), seminal fluid (seminal_fluid%1:08:00::), ejaculate (ejaculate%1:08:00::), cum (cum%1:08:00::), come (come%1:08:00::) (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
S: (n) ink (ink%1:08:00::) (dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods)
S: (n) secretion (secretion%1:08:00::) (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)
S: (n) black bile (black_bile%1:08:00::), melancholy (melancholy%1:08:00::) (a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy)
S: (n) yellow bile (yellow_bile%1:08:00::), choler (choler%1:08:00::) (a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger)
S: (n) lochia (lochia%1:08:00::) (substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth)
S: (n) pus (pus%1:08:00::), purulence (purulence%1:08:00::), suppuration (suppuration%1:08:00::), ichor (ichor%1:08:00::), sanies (sanies%1:08:00::), festering (festering%1:08:00::) (a fluid product of inflammation)
S: (n) spinal fluid (spinal_fluid%1:08:00::), cerebrospinal fluid (cerebrospinal_fluid%1:08:00::) (clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord)

S: (n) nutriment (nutriment%1:13:00::), nourishment (nourishment%1:13:00::), nutrition (nutrition%1:13:00::), sustenance (sustenance%1:13:00::), aliment (aliment%1:13:00::), alimentation (alimentation%1:13:00::), victuals (victuals%1:13:01::) (a source of materials to nourish the body)

S: (n) milk (milk%1:08:00::) (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)
S: (n) course (course%1:13:00::) (part of a meal served at one time) "she prepared a three course meal"
S: (n) dainty (dainty%1:13:00::), delicacy (delicacy%1:13:00::), goody (goody%1:13:00::), kickshaw (kickshaw%1:13:00::), treat (treat%1:13:00::) (something considered choice to eat)
S: (n) dish (dish%1:13:00::) (a particular item of prepared food) "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
S: (n) fast food (fast_food%1:13:00::) (inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly)
S: (n) finger food (finger_food%1:13:00::) (food to be eaten with the fingers)
S: (n) ingesta (ingesta%1:13:00::) (solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth)
S: (n) kosher (kosher%1:13:00::) (food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law)
S: (n) meal (meal%1:13:00::), repast (repast%1:13:00::) (the food served and eaten at one time)
S: (n) mess (mess%1:13:01::) (soft semiliquid food) "a mess of porridge"
S: (n) mince (mince%1:13:00::) (food chopped into small bits) "a mince of mushrooms"
S: (n) puree (puree%1:13:00::) (food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender)
S: (n) stodge (stodge%1:13:00::) (heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food)
S: (n) wheat germ (wheat_germ%1:13:00::) (embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins)
S: (n) vitamin (vitamin%1:27:00::) (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)

derivationally related form

S: (n) Milk (milk%1:17:00::), Milk River (milk_river%1:17:00::) (a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
S: (n) milk (milk%1:13:02::) (any of several nutritive milklike liquids)

direct hyponym / full hyponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form

Verb

S: (v) milk (milk%2:30:00::) (take milk from female mammals) "Cows need to be milked every morning"
S: (v) milk (milk%2:34:00::) (exploit as much as possible) "I am milking this for all it's worth"
S: (v) milk (milk%2:30:01::) (add milk to) "milk the tea"