[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/whey/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) / whey

# whey

noun (whey — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. Whey is the watery liquid left over when milk is made into cheese or yoghurt; the solid lumps are called curds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#m1)
2. Whey protein is a powder made from whey that some athletes add to drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nursery rhymes: «Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey»; in science, separating solids from liquids; in food labels and allergies, whey comes from milk.

### Examples

- Little Miss Muffet ate her curds and whey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x1)
- When milk turns into cheese, the whey drains away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x2)
- The farmer fed the whey to the pigs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x3)
- This protein shake has whey in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x4)
- Whey comes from milk, so check if you have a milk allergy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x5)
- She then put down a large pot of new milk, which she made into curds and whey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whey/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Homophone trap: «whey» sounds like «way» and «weigh». Sometimes spelt «whey» only — not «whay».

## On Mova

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