Dictionary Entry
malt
malt is a 4-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.
- 2adjective
Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
- 3transitive verb
To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
- 4intransitive verb
To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
- 5noun
a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
- 6noun
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
- 7noun
a milkshake made with malt powder
Synonyms
- 8verb
convert into malt
- 9verb
convert grain into malt
- 10verb
turn into malt, become malt
- 11verb
treat with malt or malt extract
"malt beer"
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