usually in a way that is not approved of: He's got a letter from a senator that he's milking for all its worth to get a job in the State Dept.
milk 'chocolate n [U]·solid chocolate made with the addition of milk → compare PLAIN CHOCOLATE
Milk Duds trademark AmE a type of small, round CARAMEL sweet that is covered with chocolate. People in the US often eat Milk Duds at the cinema.
milk·er /ˈmilkər/ n 1 a cow that gives milk: This one is our best milker. 2 a person who milks cows, goats etc 3 a milking machine
milk float n BrE a vehicle used by a milkman for delivering milk, now usually driven by electricity
milking machine also milker AmE—n a machine used for taking milk from cows. More than one cow may be connected to the machine at the same time.
milk lake n a store of milk which is not needed or used, especially the one produced by the EU countries
milk·maid /'milkmeɪd/ n (especially in former times) a woman who milks cows; DAIRYMAID
milk·man /'milkmen/ n pl. -men /men/ a person who sells milk, especially one who goes on a regular journey from house to house each day to deliver it. → see colour photo on page A38
CULTURAL NOTE In the UK, milkmen deliver milk in bottles to some people's houses early in the morning. Milkmen drive a special truck called a MILK FLOAT which usually has an engine powered by an electric BATTERY rather than by petrol, and is very slow. Many people now buy milk from SUPERMARKETS instead of having it delivered by a milkman. In the past, people often joked about milkmen having sex with women who stayed at home while their husbands were at work. If a child did not look very much like other members of his family, people would joke that the father was really the milkman.
milk of mag'nesia n [U] a thick white liquid containing MAGNESIUM used to treat stomach problems and CONSTIPATION
milk, product n [usually plural] a food such as cheese or cream that is made from milk: I've tried to cut down on milk products.
milk 'pudding n a dish made of RICE, TAPIOCA, or SAGO baked in sweetened milk and eaten at the end of a meal
Milk Race, the a long bicycle race round the UK that took place every year between 1958 and 1993. The race covered around 1500 miles/2400 kilometres in two weeks. Its name comes from the SPONSOR of the race.
'milk ,'round n 1 [C] the regular journey a milkman makes every day to deliver milk to the same houses 2 [the] a number of visits to universities made by large companies who want to employ young people when they leave university
milk run n infml a familiar and frequently travelled journey or course
milk 'shake //'. /n 1 BrE a drink make of milk mixed with fruit or chocolate 2 AmE a drink made of milk, ICE CREAM, and fruit or chocolate
milk-sop /'milksopl-sa:p/ n old-fash derog a boy or man who is too gentle and weak, and is afraid to do anything dangerous
'milk tooth also baby tooth especially AmE — n any of the first set of teeth developed by young children and animals, which come before the main set
Milk 'Tray trademark a type of chocolate made by Cadbury's and sold in a box. In the UK, advertisements for Milk Tray used to show a man making a dangerous and difficult
• journey, for example swimming across a lake or climbing a mountain, to bring the chocolates to an attractive woman. At the end of his journey, the advertisement said: 'And all because the lady loves Milk Tray.'
milk·weed /'milkwiːd/ n [U] a common N American plant which lets out a bitter milky-looking substance when its stem is broken, and which is said to cause much discomfort for people who suffer from HAY FEVER
milk·y /ˈmilki/ adj 1 made of, containing, or like milk: milky coffee (=made with a lot of milk) 2 (of water or other liquids) not clear; cloudy; having a milklike appearance —iness n [U]
'Milky Bar trademark a type of thin chocolate bar made by NESTLÉ. Milky Bars are made of white chocolate, and they used to be advertised in the UK by a boy dressed as a COWBOY called the 'Milky Bar Kid'.
Milky 'Way 1 the Milky Way the GALAXY in which Earth and the other PLANETS are found, which can be seen at night as a pale white band of stars across the sky 2 trademark a chocolate bar with a soft, light centre. It is similar to a MARS BAR and made by the same company.
mill $ ^{1} $ /mil/ n 1 also flourmill — (a building containing) a large machine for crushing grain into flour → see also MILLER, WATERMILL, WINDMILL 2 a factory: a steel rolling mill | the cotton mills of Lancashire (where cotton cloth was made) | Paper is made in a paper mill. → see also DARK SATANIC MILLS 3 a small machine for crushing or grinding (GRIND) the stated solid material: a coffee mill | a pepper mill 4 put someone/go through the mill to (cause to) pass through a time of hard training, hard experience, or suffering → see also RUN-OF-THE-MILL
mill² n AmE a unit of money equal to 1/10 of a cent, used in setting taxes and other accounting purposes: Three mills will be added to local property taxes to pay for the new school.
mill³ v [T] 1 a) to crush (grain) in a mill b) to produce (flour) by this means 2 to press, roll, or shape (metal) in a machine 3 to mark (the edge of a coin) with regularly placed lines
mill about/around phr v [1] infml (of a large number of people) to move about in a place with no fixed shared purpose, each person going in different directions: There was a crowd of people milling about in the streets.
Mill, John Stuart (1806–73) a British PHILOSOPHER and economist who influenced modern ideas about politics and economics. He helped to develop the idea of UTILITARIANISM (=the principle that actions are good if they generally bring happiness, and bad if they do not), and in his book On Liberty, he said that people should be free to do what they want so long as they did not harm other people.
Mil•lais, Sir John Ev•e•rett /'mʌleɪ, dʒɒn 'evərət₂l₁dʒɑːn-/ (1829–96) a British painter who helped to establish the PRE-RAPHAELITE group of artists. His best-known paintings include Christ in the House of his Parents, The Boyhood of Raleigh, and Bubbles.
Mil-len, Kar-en /'mɪlən, 'kærən/ a British fashion DESIGNER who sells her clothes in shops that are also called Karen Millen. She and her partner began the business by selling clothes at parties. They opened their first shop in 1983 and now have stores in many countries.
mil-le-nar-i-an /,mil-ə'ne-riən/ n a person who believes that the MILLENNIUM will come —millenarian adj
mil-len·ni·um /mɪˈleniəm/ n pl. -nia /niə/ 1 [C] a period of 1000 years 2 [the S] a future age in which all people will be happy and satisfied. Some CHRISTIANS believe this time will come very soon. 3 the Millennium the new millennium which began in the year 2000
Millennium 'Bridge, the a bridge designed by the British ARCHITECT Sir Norman Foster and built in London across the River Thames to celebrate the year 2000. On the day it opened, so many people went onto the bridge that it began to move from side to side, and it was closed for safety reasons. Engineers made some changes to the bridge so that it could be used again. It is informally known as the Wibbly Wobbly Bridge.
millennium 'bug, the n a problem that affected some computers when the new millennium started in 2000. Most computers could not recognize the date 2000, and many were expected to stop working, causing serious problems for companies, industry, hospitals etc. Most businesses made the necessary changes to their computers before 2000, and many of the expected problems did not happen.
Mil'lennium Com,mission, the an organization in the UK that was set up in order to provide money for activities, events, buildings etc to celebrate the Millennium. The Millennium Commission's job was to decide which ideas should receive money from the UK's NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Mil,lennium 'Dome, the a large, temporary building in