EGAVE

malt

About 1.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
  2. noun Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
  3. noun A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
  4. noun Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.
  5. verb To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.
  6. verb To become malt.
  7. verb To drink malt liquor.

Similar words

malt liquor malted milk whiskey whisky brewing syrup milkshake ale barley brewery

Often followed by

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Word family

malted maltier maltiest malting malts malty

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