keen vs malt

keen

verb
  • To make cold, to sharpen. 

  • To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. 

  • To mourn. 

  • To utter a keen. 

noun
  • A prolonged wail for a deceased person. 

adj
  • Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. 

  • Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp. 

  • Having a fine edge or point; sharp. 

  • Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp. 

  • Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive. 

  • Acrimonious, bitter, piercing. 

  • Fierce, intense, vehement. 

malt

verb
  • To become malt. 

  • To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain. 

noun
  • A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. 

  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. 

  • Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. 

  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. 

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