Barm

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  • noun. The yeasty foam that rises to the surface of fermenting malt liquors.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The bosom; the lap.
  • noun. The scum or foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting; yeast.
  • noun. Same as berm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.
  • noun. The lap or bosom.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Bosom, lap.
  • noun. Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.
  • noun. A small flat round, individual loaf, or roll of bread.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
    • Word Usage
    "A large apron -- which Clarice called a barm-cloth -- protected the dress from stain."
    cross-reference
    bap  bun  roll  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leaven  leavening  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    brewer's yeast  mother  yeast cake  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Coreopsis  assuagement  castor oil  cornstarch  dholl  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    yeast  
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