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# milkshake

noun (a milkshake, milkshakes)

«milkshake» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cold, sweet drink made by mixing milk with ice cream and a flavour such as chocolate, strawberry or banana. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is a treat at diners, cafes and at home with a blender. In healthy eating lessons milkshakes are a «sometimes» food because they have a lot of sugar and fat. In science: mixing milk and ice cream is a mixture; the froth on top is trapped air.

### Examples

- Can I have a chocolate milkshake, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x1)
- We made banana milkshakes in the blender. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x2)
- The diner serves huge strawberry milkshakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x3)
- Milkshakes have lots of sugar, so they are a treat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x4)
- I drank my milkshake through a straw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x5)
- The milkshake was so thick I needed a spoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/#x6)

### Note

One word: milkshake (sometimes «milk shake»). Countable: a milkshake, two milkshakes. In some parts of the USA a «shake» or «frappe» is the same thing. A smoothie is made from fruit, not ice cream.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «milkshake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/milkshake/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«milkshake» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/milkshake.html) on Mova free.