Definitions For Ferment

noun

  • A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  • A state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  • A substance capable of bringing about fermentation
  • A situation in which there is much excitement and confusion caused by change

verb

  • Go sour or spoil
  • Cause to undergo fermentation
  • Work up into agitation or excitement
  • Be in an agitated or excited state
  • To go through a chemical change that results in the production of alcohol

Is Ferments a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Ferment is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Ferment in a Sentence

  • The wine ferments in oak barrels.
  • Yeast ferments the sugar in the juice.
  • The city was in a state of ferment after the election.
  • The city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come

Synonyms for Ferment

Antonyms for Ferments

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