English dictionary
malt
/m/O/lt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a milkshake made with malt powder
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
Synonyms malt liquorSource: WordNet 3.0
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a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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treat with malt or malt extract
ExamplesMalt beer.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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turn into malt, become malt
Source: WordNet 3.0
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convert grain into malt
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convert into malt
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make into malt; as, to <i>malt</i> barley.
Source: webster1913
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To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
Source: webster1913