Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An early-growing, usually drought-resistant grain sorghum, especially Sorghum bicolor, resembling millet.
Wiktionary
- n. US sorghum
Etymologies
- Possibly from Afrikaans mealie, corn, probably from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, millet; see millet. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Also, milo is a known criminal and his own men are there to vouch for that. the detective gives milo a choice.”
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“If he's a lucky dog, he'll spend some good days in milo fields.”
“The scene in milo and otis where the filmmakers forced a cat into a box and sent it floating downriver.”
“Sorghum - also known as milo, millet and broomcorn -- is the grain of choice in hot, dry places where corn won't grow.”
“Whether it's wheat and barley in the North, corn and grain sorghums such as milo in the Midwest, or rice in the South, waterfowl readily adapt to farm feed.”
“Neal Sloper: "" Ted Robinson lands 49ers gig: The Dolich plan begins to take shape "Dear Tim - Thanks for ..." milo: "Starkey wasn't perfect (that's for sure) but he does have that old time radio voice that works ...”
“Norm: "Tim, Love the blog, but puuuuuuhlease get over yourself!" milo: "TK's analysis of Kiffin makes sense.”
“After realizing his potential, milo tries to master his powers and uses it for his own advantages like improving his grades academically, getting what he wants, getting his girl etc.”
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“In the midwest its unlikely alfalfa or milo will be standing very long, it'll get ate or snowed under as you must know.”
“Like rabbit said though if its not a plot corn and milo work really well.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘milo’.
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•Open List: Why Prolagus Should Visit...
I'm pro-Pro(lagus). Are you?
all the soft pret..., coffee by the gallon, cook for an appre..., no italian politics, i like dinosaurs, facciamo scarpett..., eighteenth-centur..., hot men in knee b..., amusing bear spawn, liberty bell, better sushi than..., university of pa ... and 109 more...
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Common English Words That Are Also Fi...
art, bob, bill, grace, hope, john, heather, pat, amber, jack, dale, glen and 170 more...
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EN - eloquence in public speaking
Key words from "The Training of a Public Speaker" by Grenville Kleiser (New York and London, 1920)
beget, imago, approbation, orator, peroration, Cicero, eloquence, elocution, rhetoric, premeditate, plead, Isocrates and 264 more...
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Flights of Feline Fancy
A list of fictional cats. Also see reesetee's list: Flights of Fancy
If the creature isn't well known, please add a brief description on the Comments page.simba, kimba, Tom, sylvester, puss in boots, grizabella, magical mr mistof..., mcavity, garfield, milo, pink panther, tigger and 122 more...
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Down on the Farm
All things farm and agriculture related.
barn, tractor, cow, hay, horse, pig, corn, plough, irrigation, subsidies, crops, plant and 260 more...
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Grasses
Grasses, and words about grasses.
Prairie grasses names are found in this list.
Names of medical marijuana strains can be found elsewhere.cheatgrass, downy brome, chess, brome, bronco-grass, graminoid, grassland, phytolith, steppe, tallgrass prairie, sword grass, panicle and 323 more...
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O.o
Things that give you a warm fuzzy sort of feeling.
crumpet, cream puff, bubbles, packed lunch, prezzies, stars, pillow, rain, old books, sheep, bikkie, lollipop and 41 more...
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Recently sniffed
Don't worry. I won't judge you.
(Inspired by bilby's comment on book sniffer.)orange peel, wet dog, coffee, earthworms, nail polish, liquid soap, horseradish, chocolate, microwave popcorn, empanadas, chimichurri, bike and 39 more...
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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webst...
Many of these words first came into common usage during World War I, and reflect not only the technological and scientific leaps of the early part of the 20th century, but the new experience of glo...
abri, ace, acidosis, airdrome, air fleet, airplane, air raid, airworthy, altimeter, anaphylaxis, anociassociation, anti-aircraft and 292 more...
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looked up
Words I've come across while reading and looked up in the dictionary.
deesis, pendentive, revetment, aedicule, stemma, patera, ephod, entrepot, corbel, exedra, volute, archivolt and 1406 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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slovenščina
bezníca, stanovíten, rabelj, látovš�?ina, razváda, moríja, drobóvje, izpahníti, stvòr, skrúniti, klén, ljúbek and 151 more...
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persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
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Me and My Life.
Words that describe anything about me and my life
pork, claque, purple zone, yak-shaving, boarder, bogan, poon, spleen, poontang band, dressups, doona run, milo and 3 more...
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Stralya
I love a sunburnt country
Some words will just always conjure images of my country for me.snag, footy, holden, bondi, bewdy, fair dinkum, strewth, minda, bruce, mate, dinky di, true blue and 47 more...
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Gustatories
alimentation, appetence, appetency, autophytic, bacciferous, brewis, bodega, clabber, confiture, comfit, flitch, gammon and 10 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for milo.

knitandpurl "Late summers, early autumns, you can see something that binds
the map of this country together: the girasol, orange gold-
petalled
with her black eye, laces the roadsides from Vermont to
California
runs the edges of orchards, chain-link fences
milo fields and malls, schoolyards and reservations"
"An Atlas of the Difficult World, IV" by Adrienne Rich, in An Atlas of the Difficult World, p 11 Mar 6, 2011
PossibleUnderscore Also the cat in the film: Milo and Otis. Jan 30, 2010
plethora Are they cans of pre-mixed milo I spy? Wow. Once upon a time you could get milo in little fruit-box sort of dealies here, but I don't think they're produced any more. Jun 13, 2009
chained_bear See also here. Jun 12, 2009
milosrdenstvi See on no vegemite or marmite, promise. Jun 12, 2009
rolig In Slovene, this is an adverb (from mil, "gentle, sweet") which can be used this way:
milo mu je storilo pri srcu: "he felt sad" (lit. "in his heart it was done tenderly") Jul 20, 2008