Hypernym

noun

a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September

Substance_meronym

malt 3

noun

a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling

malt 2

noundomain: food

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

Synonyms

malt liquor 1
a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

Derivationally related form

maltster 1

noun

a maker of malt

malt 4

verb

convert into malt

malt 2

verb

turn into malt, become malt

Substance_holonym

malt 3

noun

a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling