yeast
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Synonyms: beast, feast, east, heast, yest, least, yeas, reast, yerst, weast, yast
Antonyms: beast, feast, east, heast, yest, least, yeas, reast, yerst, weast, yast
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|growth comprising tiny fungi}} An often humid, yellowish [[froth]] produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew [[beer]], leaven [[bread]], and also used in certain medicines.
- {{senseid|en|Q45422}} A single-celled [[fungus]] of any of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} A frothy foam.
Verb
- To [[ferment]].
- {{lb|en|of something prepared with a yeasted dough}} To [[rise]].
- {{lb|en|African American Vernacular English|slang}} To [[exaggerate]]. <ref>http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Yeasting&offset=0</ref>
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
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