Produce or excite fermentation in
1leaven — I. n. 1. Yeast, ferment, barm, fermenting substance. 2. Pervading influence. II. v. a. 1. Produce or excite fermentation in, ferment, raise, lighten. 2. Imbue, pervade, permeate, tinge, color, inspire, elevate, lift. 3. Imbue, infect, vitiate,… …
2work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …
3ferment — I. n. 1. Yeast, leaven, barm. 2. Fermentation, fungic transformation. 3. Agitation, commotion, tumult, heat, glow, fever, state of excitement. II. v. a. 1. Set in fermentation, set fermenting, produce fermentation in, transform by means of a… …
4Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
5work — /werrk/, n., adj., v., worked or (Archaic except for 35, 37, 40) wrought; working. n. 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The… …
6work — [[t]wɜrk[/t]] n. adj. v. worked (Archaic except in some senses, esp.35,37,40)wrought; working. 1) exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil 2) something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or… …
7fer|ment — «verb. fuhr MEHNT; noun. FUR mehnt», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to undergo a gradual chemical change in which substances, especially bacteria or yeast, change sugar into alcohol and produce carbon dioxide. Vinegar is formed when cider ferments. 2. to… …
