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malt vs grain

grain vs malt

malt and grain both are nouns.

malt and grain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malt Yes No Yes No
grain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, grain is a hypernym of malt; that is, grain is a word with a broader meaning than malt:
  • malt: a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
  • grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
Other hypernyms of malt include cereal, food grain.
malt (noun) grain (noun)
a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
a milkshake made with malt powder the smallest possible unit of anything
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
a cereal grass
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
malt (verb) grain (verb)
convert into malt form into grains
turn into malt, become malt become granular
convert grain into malt thoroughly work in
treat with malt or malt extract paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
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