Synonyms for
Yeast
Definition
a type of fungus that is used for making bread, beer, and wine
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- baker's yeast
- active dry yeast
- instant yeast
- brewer's yeast
- wild yeast
- yeast infection
- yeast extract
- yeast cells
Word family
Usage note
Yeast is a single-celled fungus used in baking and brewing. 'Yeasty' can describe a smell or taste associated with yeast, or metaphorically, something full of life or energy.
Example sentences
- The baker added yeast to the dough to make the bread rise.
- The brewery uses yeast to make their beer.
- The winemaker uses yeast to ferment the grapes.
- I made a sourdough starter with yeast and flour.
- The culture of yeast is important for making good bread.
Quotes
Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad, but bread is king.
Bread-making is one of those almost hypnotic businesses, like a dance from some ancient ceremony. It leaves you filled with one of the world's sweetest smells... there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.
Beer is made by man, wine by God. But bread is a combination of the two!