milk shake
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- noun
- /mɪlk ʃeɪk/
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- On a hot day, nothing refreshes like a cold milk shake made with vanilla ice cream.
Examples
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Can I get a double pizza burger, chili fries with cheese, and a, uh, large chocolate milk shake?
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Stay for one milk shake.
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- You want a milk shake with that?
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Let me buy you a milk shake.
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-Could I have a milk shake or something?
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- How about a milk shake?
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I think you need a milk shake.
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I'm going to make a milk shake, okay?
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Daddy gave us milk shakes and fries.
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Later, I made an almond milk shake with cinnamon, vanilla paste, chia seeds, and a bit of banana.
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Synonyms
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A sweet cold drink made from milk and fruit or ice cream
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A cold sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream or fruit
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A milkshake made with a sweet grain powder for a richer, creamier taste
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A thick cold drink made with milk and ice, often with ice cream
A milkshake made with malt powder that tastes sweet and toasty
A sweet cold drink made from milk and ice cream mixed with malt powder
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sweet, frothy drink made of milk...' is directly and compositionally derived from 'milk' (the liquid) + 'shake' (a cold, milk-based beverage or shaken drink); the compound merely specifies the type of shake. This noun-compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun milk shake comes from the simple image of milk plus shake, because milk was shaken with ice cream or flavor to make it frothy. So the name literally describes the 'sweet, frothy drink' we order today.