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PRONUNCIATION OF MILKY-WHITE

milky-white  [ˌmɪlkɪˈwaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILKY-WHITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milky-White is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MILKY-WHITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of milky-white in the English dictionary

The definition of milky-white in the dictionary is of a cream or whitish colour somewhat similar to the colour of milk.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILKY-WHITE


acquight
əˈkwaɪt
antiwhite
ˌæntɪˈwaɪt
bobwhite
ˈbɒbˌwaɪt
Bourke-White
ˌbɜːkˈwaɪt
Hepplewhite
ˈhɛpəlˌwaɪt
lintwhite
ˈlɪntˌwaɪt
milk-white
ˈmɪlkˈwaɪt
oyster-white
ˈɔɪstəˌwaɪt
quite
kwaɪt
requite
rɪˈkwaɪt
twite
twaɪt
unwhite
ʌnˈwaɪt
white
waɪt
wight
waɪt
wite
waɪt
wyte
waɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILKY-WHITE

milking time
milkless
milklike
milkmaid
milkman
milkmen
milko
milkshake
milkshed
milksop
milksopping
milksoppy
milktoast
milkweed
milkwood
milkwort
milky
Milky Way
Milky Way System
mill

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILKY-WHITE

black and white
black-and-white
cabbage white
Chinese white
egg white
eggshell white
flat white
graphite
house white
in black and white
in the white
large white
lily-white
off-white
oyster white
pearly white
small white
snow-white
the white
whiter than white
zinc white

Synonyms and antonyms of milky-white in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «milky-white» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILKY-WHITE

Find out the translation of milky-white to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of milky-white from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milky-white» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳白色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blanco lechoso
570 millions of speakers

English

milky-white
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूधिया सफेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبيض حليبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молочно- белый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

branco leitoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিল্কি-সাদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blanc laiteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Susu putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

milchig-weiß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳白色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유백색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Milky-white
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu trắng sữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பால்வெள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुधाचा पांढरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sütlü-beyaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bianco latte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mleczno - biały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молочно - білий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăptos - alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλακτώδες - λευκό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melkwit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjölkvit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melkehvit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milky-white

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILKY-WHITE»

The term «milky-white» is regularly used and occupies the 71.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILKY-WHITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «milky-white» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «milky-white» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milky-white

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILKY-WHITE»

Discover the use of milky-white in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milky-white and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Milky White. An original serio-comic drama. In two acts
Henry Thornton CRAVEN. WHITE. I thought the same of women once; but Mrs. S. , I now look upon you as an angel. MRs. S. A middle-aged one. WHITE. You must help me to do the right thing. MRs. S. Your daughter WHITE. She'll have some ...
Henry Thornton CRAVEN, 1870
2
Gem Minerals of Idaho
The greater part of the cavities contain no opal and much milky white or colorless common opal. Some of the vesicles are filled with chalcedony and some with banded chalcedony and common opal. Only a small part of the opal is of the ...
John A. Beckwith, 1972
3
The Surgical Review: An Integrated Basic and Clinical ...
Chyle is a milky white, alkaline, odorless liquid with a specific gravity of 1.012 to 1.025 and a lymphocyte count of 400 to 6,800 cells per mL. Approximately 50% of chylothoraces in adults are secondary to tumors, of which lymphoma far and ...
Pavan Atluri, 2005
4
Sinus Relief Now: The Groundbreaking 5-Step Program for ...
It can be milky white, yellow, green, brown, or any mixture. If mold is causing the inflammation, the mucus will most often be discolored with black, white, or green particles, similar to the mold that grows on bread, cheese, or fruit. Fungi can also  ...
Jordan S. Josephson, 2006
5
English Fairy Tales: And, More English Fairy Tales
THERE was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-white. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning which they carried to the market and sold. But one morning ...
Joseph Jacobs, Donald Haase, 1890
6
Handbook of Polymer-Modified Concrete and Mortars: ...
Surface Type of Brand Name Stabilizer A earance Particle ST;t;ls seprzslizlc pH Viscosity Tension Polymer Type pp Size (nm) 0 ,, y (2010) (20°C,cP) (20°C, (/=) ( 20 C) dyn/cm) Asahi Chem'°a' Nonion Milky-White 200 46.5-49.5 1.010 10.0-11.0  ...
Yoshihiko Ohama, 1995
7
The Resonance: A Horror Story
... milky white. so soft. alabaster. porcelin. don't fight it. things get messy when that happens. whoo hoo. hate. hate. hate. don't. don't. don't fight me. damn you. don't. milky white. so soft. alabaster. milky white. so soft. alabaster. milky white. so ...
Mike Kearby
8
Concrete Admixtures Handbook, 2nd Ed.: Properties, Science ...
Rh°'1[';)(')MC Nonion Milky-White 500 44.0-46.0 1.054 9410.0 1325 45 Neggoene Cation Milky-White 120 50.0 1.100 9.0 16 35 CR Denka Chloroprene Cation Milky-White 700 50.0 1.100 6.0 10 30 LK-50 Nsumex Nonion Milky-White 700 ...
V.S. Ramachandran, 1996
9
Professional Paper
From the center outward the layers are brownish amesthystine (analysis 5), milky white (analysis 4), yellow (analysis 3), and finally white with several thin brown bands of iron oxide. Parts of both specimens A and В were crushed and the ...
‎1943
10
Insect Pests of Rice
The freshly laid egg is smooth, milky white, oval, and is about 3.7 mm long and 2.2 mm wide. As the egg grows, a part of it becomes hyaline white and other parts remain milky white. The developing embryo becomes visible about 7 d after  ...
M. D. Pathak, Zeyaur R. Khan, 1994

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILKY-WHITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milky-white is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Girls' Generation's Tiffany Shoots New Ad For Beauty Brand IPKN
Tiffany showed off her milky-white and radiant skin while promoting products such as compacts and BB cream. Tiffany has been promoting ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
2
The needless public discourse on sexism in Bahubali
Her mud-baked face gets a solid wash to show the sparkling white face that lies beneath (she is referred to as “milky-white beauty” in the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Grill Your Own Steak at The Venice Room, a 60-Year-Old Monterey …
... a red, raw piece of meat about six inches long, an inch thick, nicely marbled, and rimmed on one side with a healthy layer of milky-white fat. «Eater LA, Jul 15»
4
3 French Beauty Secrets You Haven't Heard Before
"It is very difficult to maintain a milky-white complexion, as it shows every little spot and blotch. What can help is to is to put a pea-size dab of ... «Allure Magazine, Jul 15»
5
California's rural poor hit hardest as groundwater vanishes in long …
The treated groundwater sits under the sun in large, milky-white plastic water tanks. “It smells like plastic, like it's been stored there forever,” ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
6
Thunder & Smoke: Canadian Blazes Spark Mid-Summer Smog …
... Alaska; smoke from northern fires will continue to drift over Minnesota in the coming days, giving the sky a milky-white appearance at times. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Create a Perfect Cheese Plate With This Mnemonic Device
They are milky-white with a higher moisture content and are very, very mild. Younger cheeses also have a much softer texture. Queso Fresco and Feta are also ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
8
Cloudy streams, acrid smells linked to airport dumping
The pictures show milky-white water, making the creek opaque. ... The water was so milky white, he couldn't see below the surface. "I was kind ... «Indianapolis Star, Jun 15»

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