malt vs water

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. 

water

verb
  • To urinate onto. 

  • To dilute. 

  • To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants). 

  • To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. 

  • To fill with or secrete water. 

  • To provide (animals) with water for drinking. 

  • To get or take in water. 

  • To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines. 

noun
  • The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. 

  • A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. 

  • A serving of liquid water. 

  • A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. 

  • Urine. 

  • The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. 

  • Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.) 

  • Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling. 

  • Water in a body; an area of open water. 

  • A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition. 

  • A person's intuition. 

  • The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond. 

  • A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. 

  • Spa water. 

  • Mineral water. 

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