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malthouse

malthouse noun: a plant where malt is produced.

Noun

malthouse (plural malthouses)

  1. A plant where malt is produced.
    Synonyms:
    malting, maltery

Proper noun capitalized: Malthouse

Malthouse

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of malthouse

Forms of malthouse

pluralmalthouses
alternative formmalt-house
alternative formmalt house

Origin of malthouse

From Old English mealthūs, equivalent to malt + house.

Questions about malthouse

What does malthouse mean?
Malthouse means a plant where malt is produced.
What part of speech is malthouse?
Malthouse can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of malthouse?
The plural of malthouse is malthouses.

Words near malthouse in the dictionary

  1. maltha
  2. malthas
  3. maltheism
  4. maltheist
  5. maltheists
  6. malthouse
  7. malthouses
  8. Malthus
  9. Malthusian
  10. Malthusianism
  11. Malthusianisms

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