wort
/wɜrt/
noun
- A liquid made from malted grain, used in brewing beer and other alcoholic drinks.
- After mashing, the wort was drained into a large kettle.
- The wort fermented for a week before becoming beer.
- The brewer boiled the wort with hops to add bitterness.
- A plant or herb, especially one used for medicinal purposes (often in compound names like 'St. John's wort').
- She grew several worts in her garden for making teas.
- The old herbalist knew which wort to use for a cough.
- St. John's wort is a popular herbal remedy for mild depression.