(botany) A juice from plants that looks like milk.
What does Melk mean?
milk
noun. milk [noun] a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young.
Can noun in British?
In North American English can is the usual word used for both food and drink. In British English can is always used for drink, but tin or can can be used for food and other substances such as paint or varnish. She sipped from a can of Coke. The floor was littered with empty food cans.
Is Yeah considered a word?
1. ‘Yeah’ is a real word. 2. Of course it’s colloquial, and you’re not likely to find it much in formal writing, except for dialogue, or quotes, or for effect.
Is yeah An American word?
American Heritage says “yeah” developed as a variant of the old “yea,” but Merriam-Webster’s and the OED say it’s an alteration or casual pronunciation of “yes.” Now for some chronology. As we said, the old “yea” is by far the oldest of the three.
What is the origin of the word milk?
Etymology and terminology
The term “milk” comes from “Old English meoluc (West Saxon), milc (Anglian), from Proto-Germanic *meluks “milk” (source also of Old Norse mjolk, Old Frisian melok, Old Saxon miluk, Dutch melk, Old High German miluh, German Milch, Gothic miluks)”.
Can we count homework?
You can count assignments, but you cannot count homework. There is no perfect rule to determine if a noun is count or noncount. Fortunately, most noncount nouns fall into a few categories.
Can past tense?
The past form of the verb “can” is “could”, this is just used for the past simple of the verb. Just as the present form, it doesn’t change for any of the pronouns.
Can Latin etymology?
Probably an early borrowing from Late Latin canna “container, vessel,” from Latin canna “reed,” also “reed pipe, small boat;” but the sense evolution is difficult. Modern sense of “air-tight vessel of tinned iron” is from 1867. Slang meaning “toilet” is c.
Is OK okay?
Okay and OK mean the same thing.
You have the answers to the questions. There’s no difference between OK and okay. The older term, OK, (possibly) derived from an abbreviation for an intentional misspelling of “all correct.” The terms are both standard English.
Which is correct Y all or ya ll?
The only right way to spell the contraction of “you” and “all” is “y’all.” “Ya’ll” is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don’t use it.
How do you spell Woohoo?
or woo hoo or whoo-hoo
interjection Informal. (used to express excitement, delight, etc.): Woo-hoo! It’s Friday!
What does it mean to YEET?
to throw
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don’t yeet something if you’re worried that it might break.)
What does Yeahhh mean in texting?
yeah. yeah is a general term. The word yeahhh is a general term meaning yeah.
Why do the British say us instead of me?
“Us” for me is common in the north east (of England) particularly Co Durham Land of Prince Bishops. It’s just an old English way of speaking. Many people say “us” but if they are writing will use the word “me”.
Is it pronounced milk or Melk?
You may have noticed that the way Canadians speak is changing and the reason why words sound different these days is because linguists have confirmed we’re going through the Canadian Vowel Shift. “Milk” is being pronounced more like “melk.”
Can I milk you slang?
If someone milks someone or something for something, they try to get an advantage or something valuable from them, often in an unfair way.
Who invented homework?
Roberto Nevelis
Roberto Nevelis of Venice, Italy, is often credited with having invented homework in 1095—or 1905, depending on your sources.
How we can count cheese?
Some nouns can function as countable or uncountable. They are usually treated as countable when you’re referring to varieties of the thing. For instance, cheese is usually an uncountable noun, but you can use it as a countable noun if you are referring to varieties of cheese.
Could Versus would?
Could, would, and should are all used to talk about possible events or situations, but each one tells us something different. Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.
Could VS could have?
The word ‘could’ is the past tense of ‘can’. It’s used to mean that somebody was able to do something in the past. So the former sentence means that he was able to climb the mountain. The phrase “could have” is used to mean that somebody was capable of doing something, but he actually didn’t do it.
