malt vs wort
wort vs maltmalt and wort both are nouns.
malt is a verb but wort is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| malt | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| wort | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
wort is a hyponym of
malt; that is, wort is a
word with a more specific, narrower 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
- wort: unfermented or fermenting malt
| malt (noun) | wort (noun) |
|---|---|
| a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling | unfermented or fermenting malt |
| a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer | usually used in combination: `liverwort', `milkwort', `whorlywort' |
| a milkshake made with malt powder |
| malt (verb) | wort (verb) |
|---|---|
| convert into malt | |
| turn into malt, become malt | |
| convert grain into malt | |
| treat with malt or malt extract |
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