dairy

Plural: dairies

Noun

• An establishment for producing or selling milk and milk products.
• a farm where dairy products are produced
• A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
• A dairy farm.
• A shop selling dairy products.
• A corner store, superette or minimart.
• A woman's breast.
• (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

Adj

• Referring to products produced from milk.
• Referring to products produced from milk.
• Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.
• Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
• On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).

Examples

• Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?
• Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.
• His opponent’s board was so dense, it looked like a DAIRY, full of solid but unspectacular plays.

Synonyms

dairy farm, milkery, milkhouse