1. goat(n = noun.animal) caprine animal - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns;
is a kind of bovid
has parts: horn, beard
is a member of capra, genus capra
has particulars: kid, billy, billy goat, he-goat, nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat, capra hircus, domestic goat, wild goat
2. goat(n = noun.person) butt, laughingstock, stooge - a victim of ridicule or pranks;
is a kind of dupe, victim
has particulars: april fool
3. goat(n = noun.person) capricorn - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn;
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
4. goat(n = noun.location) capricorn, capricorn the goat - the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19;
is a kind of house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus
" The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (
goat, n.
1 a a hardy lively frisky short-haired domesticated mammal, Capra aegagrus, having horns and (in the male) a beard, and kept for its milk and meat. b either of two similar mammals, the mountain goat and the Spanish goat.
2 any other mammal of the genus Capra, including the ibex.
3 a lecherous man.
4 colloq. a foolish person.
5 (the Goat) the zodiacal sign or constellation Capricorn.
6 US a scapegoat.
Idiom:
get a person's goat colloq. irritate a person. goat-antelope any antelope-like member of the goat family, including the chamois and goral. goat-god Pan. goat moth any of various large moths of the family Cossidae. goat's-beard
1 a meadow plant, Tragopogon pratensis.
2 a herbaceous plant, Aruncus dioicus, with long plumes of white flowers.
Derivative:
goatish adj. goaty adj.
Etymology:
OE gat she-goat f. Gmc
N libertine, voluptuary, rake, debauchee, loose fish, rip, rakehell, fast man, intrigant, gallant, seducer, fornicator, lecher, satyr, goat, whoremonger, paillard, adulterer, gay deceiver, Lothario, Don Juan, Bluebeard, chartered libertine, adulteress, advoutress, courtesan, prostitute, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, woman, woman of the town, streetwalker, Cyprian, miss, piece, frail sisterhood, demirep, wench, trollop, trull, baggage, hussy, drab, bitch, jade, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, slut, minx, harridan, unfortunate, unfortunate female, unfortunate woman, woman of easy virtue, wanton, fornicatress, Jezebel, Messalina, Delilah, Thais, Phryne, Aspasia, Lais, lorette, cocotte, petite dame, grisette, demimonde, chippy, sapphist, spiritual wife, white slave, concubine, mistress, doxy, chere amie, bona roba, pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, bawd, conciliatrix, procuress, mackerel, wittol.
N leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation, ance, caper, curvet, caracole, gambade, gambado, capriole, demivolt, buck, buck jump, hop skip and jump, falcade, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea, buckjumper, wallaby, leaping, saltatory, frisky, on the light fantastic toe, di salto in salto.
angora goat, bezoar goat, billy goat, capricorn the goat, cashmere goat, domestic goat, forest goat, gnu goat, goat antelope, goat cheese, goat god, goat grass, goat herder, goat rue, goat willow, jaal goat, jemlah goat, kashmir goat, mountain goat, rocky mountain goat, wild goat
1. milk(n = noun.food) - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings;
is a kind of dairy product, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
has particulars: sour milk, pasteurized milk, cows' milk, yak's milk, goats' milk, acidophilus milk, raw milk, scalded milk, homogenized milk, certified milk, dried milk, dry milk, milk powder, powdered milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, skim milk, skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk, whole milk, low-fat milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk
Derived forms verb milk1, verb milk3, adjective milky1
2. milk(n = noun.body) - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young;
is a kind of bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
has particulars: mother's milk, colostrum, foremilk
Derived forms verb milk1, verb milk3
3. milk(n = noun.object) milk river - a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River;
is a kind of river
is a part of montana, mt, treasure state
4. milk(n = noun.food) - any of several nutritive milklike liquids;
is a kind of food product, foodstuff
has particulars: coconut milk, coconut water, coconut cream, coconut milk, soya milk, soybean milk, soymilk, formula
Derived form verb milk3
1. milk(v = verb.change) - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"
is one way to draw, take out
Derived forms noun milk2, noun milk1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. milk(v = verb.consumption) - exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth"
is one way to exploit, tap
Sample sentences:
They milk him of all his money
3. milk(v = verb.change) - add milk to; "milk the tea"
is one way to add
Derived forms noun milk2, noun milk1, noun milk4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
2. A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See Latex. [1913 Webster]
3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water. [1913 Webster]
4. The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster. [1913 Webster]
1. To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. Gay. [1913 Webster]
"I have given suck, and know
How tender 't is to love the babe that milks me." [1913 Webster]
2. To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk; as, to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows. [1913 Webster]
3. To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder. Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
"They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock." [1913 Webster]
1. To draw or to yield milk. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation; -- said of a storage battery. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
milk, n. & v.
--n.
1 an opaque white fluid secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
2 the milk of cows, goats, or sheep as food.
3 the milklike juice of plants, e.g. in the coconut.
4 a milklike preparation of herbs, drugs, etc.
--v.tr.
1 draw milk from (a cow, ewe, goat, etc.).
2 a exploit (a person) esp. financially. b get all possible advantage from (a situation).
3 extract sap, venom, etc. from.
4 sl. tap (telegraph or telephone wires etc.).
Idiom:
cry over spilt milk lament an irremediable loss or error. in milk secreting milk. milk and honey abundant means of prosperity. milk and water a feeble or insipid or mawkish discourse or sentiment. milk bar a snack bar selling milk drinks and other refreshments. milk chocolate chocolate for eating, made with milk. milk float Brit. a small usu. electric vehicle used in delivering milk. milk-leg a painful swelling, esp. of the legs, after childbirth. milk-loaf a loaf of bread made with milk. milk of human kindness kindness regarded as natural to humanity. Milk of Magnesia Brit. propr. a white suspension of magnesium hydroxide usu. in water as an antacid or laxative. milk of sulphur the amorphous powder of sulphur formed by precipitation. milk-powder milk dehydrated by evaporation. milk pudding a pudding of rice, sago, tapioca, etc., baked with milk in a dish. milk round
1 a fixed route on which milk is delivered regularly.
2 a regular trip or tour involving calls at several places. milk run a routine expedition or service journey. milk shake a drink of milk, flavouring, etc., mixed by shaking or whisking. milk sugar lactose. milk tooth a temporary tooth in young mammals. milk-vetch any leguminous yellow-flowered plant of the genus Astragalus. milk-white white like milk.
Derivative:
milker n.
Etymology:
OE milc, milcian f. Gmc
N moderation, lenity, temperateness, gentleness, sobriety, quiet, mental calmness, moderating, anaphrodisia, relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification, measure, juste milieu, golden mean, ariston metron, moderator, lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum, rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, poppy or mandragora, wet blanket, palliative, moderate, lenient, gentle, mild, mellow, cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured, tempered, calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still, slow, smooth, untroubled, tame, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, halcyon, unexciting, unirritating, soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne, hypnotic, sedative, antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac, mild as mother's milk, milk and water, moderately, gingerly, piano, under easy sail, at half speed, within bounds, within compass, in reason, est modue in rebus, pour oil on troubled waters.
N semiliquidity, stickiness, viscidity, viscosity, gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity, spissitude, crassitude, lentor, adhesiveness, inspissation, incrassation, thickening, jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten, carlock, fish glue, ichthyocol, ichthycolla, isinglass, mucus, phlegm, goo, pituite, lava, glair, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein, treacle, gum, size, glue (tenacity), wax, beeswax, emulsion, soup, squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze, moisture, marsh, semifluid, semiliquid, tremellose, half melted, half frozen, milky, muddy, lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous, gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous, glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted, viscid, viscous, sticky, tacky, gooey, slab, slabby, lentous, pituitous, mucid, muculent, mucous, gummy.
N whiteness, argent, albification, etiolation, lactescence, snow, paper, chalk, milk, lily, ivory, alabaster, albata, eburin, German silver, white metal, barium sulphate, titanium oxide, blanc fixe, ceruse, pearl white, white lead, carbonate of lead, white, milk-white, snow-white, snowy, niveous, candid, chalky, hoar, hoary, silvery, argent, argentine, canescent, cretaceous, lactescent, whitish, creamy, pearly, fair, blond, blanched, high in tone, light, white as a sheet, white as driven snow, white as a lily, white as silver, like ivory.
acidophilus milk, alpine milk vetch, certified milk, chocolate milk, coconut milk, condensed milk, cows' milk, devil's milk, dried milk, dry milk, evaporated milk, goats' milk, homogenized milk, ice milk, low-fat milk, malted milk, milk adder, milk bar, milk can, milk chocolate, milk cow, milk float, milk glass, milk intolerance, milk leg, milk of magnesia, milk powder, milk pox, milk punch, milk river, milk shake, milk sickness, milk snake, milk sugar, milk thistle, milk tooth, milk vetch, milk wagon, milk whey, mother's milk, nonfat dry milk, pasteurized milk, pasturized milk, powdered milk, purple milk vetch, raw milk, scalded milk, skim milk, skimmed milk, soya milk, soybean milk, whole milk, wolf's milk, yak's milk