yeast
/jist/
noun
- A single-celled fungus used in baking and brewing to make dough rise or to ferment liquids.
- Beer is made by fermenting grains with yeast.
- The recipe calls for one packet of active dry yeast.
- Bakers add yeast to bread dough to help it rise.
- A substance or influence that causes activity, growth, or change.
- Her enthusiasm was the yeast that brought the team together.
- The artist's work was the yeast that sparked a new movement.
- New ideas acted as a yeast for social change in the community.
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