ferments
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Is ferments a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or developmentExamples: "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"Synonyms: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
2. a substance capable of bringing about fermentationSynonyms: ferment
3. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoholSynonyms: ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis
verb (English)
1. be in an agitated or excited stateExamples: "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"Synonyms: ferment
2. work up into agitation or excitementExamples: "Islam is fermenting Africa"Synonyms: ferment
3. cause to undergo fermentationExamples: "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"Synonyms: ferment, work
4. go sour or spoilExamples: "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"Synonyms: ferment, sour, turn, work
Definition source: Wiktionary