Thesaurus: malt

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1. n. 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.
2. a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.
3. v. t. To make into malt; as, to malt barley.
4. v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.
5. n. a milkshake made with malt powder
6. n. a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer
7. n. a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
8. v. treat with malt or malt extract
9. v. turn into malt, become malt
10. v. convert grain into malt
11. v. convert into malt
12. 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. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt. Malt liquor, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt. -- Malt dust, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -used as a fertilizer. " Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain." Sir H. Davy. -- Malt floor, a floor for drying malt. -- Malt house, or Malthouse, a house in which malt is made. -- Malt kiln, a heated chamber for drying malt. To make into malt; as, to malt barley. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. Mortimer.