The meaning of Ferments

noun

A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

She was wringing her hands in agitation

noun

Worry and anxiety

Usage examples:

He arrived home in a state of agitation., the anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the governme…

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Usage examples:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

abbreviation

Barn(s).

noun

The second letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

My grade on that first paper was a b

noun

A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

verb

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

We asked people to boil their drinking water

noun

The temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

Bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes

noun

An inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.

Usage examples:

You can use them to treat sores, bruises, cuts, boils and inflammatory skin conditions.

noun

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over those infamous commercials

noun

A thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.

Usage examples:

We'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

noun

A ball of air in a liquid or on its surface, or in the air

Usage examples:

When water begins to boil, small bubbles form around the edge of the pot., the water in the pot beg…

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Usage examples:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Usage examples:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

Usage examples:

Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

Worry

Usage examples:

The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters.

verb

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Usage examples:

The issue engendered continuing controversy

verb

To cause something to come into existence

Usage examples:

Your book has engendered much controversy.

verb

Cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Usage examples:

Flying still excites me

verb

To make someone have strong feelings, esp. of happiness and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

In some science fiction movies, the music and special effects can really excite audiences., the str…

verb

To cause activity in a market by causing lots of people to buy and sell stocks and shares

Usage examples:

A significant oil find by the group in western india has excited the market., the bullish product u…

noun

A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.

Usage examples:

Her cheeks were flushed with excitement

noun

An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.

Usage examples:

She had a slight fever

verb

Bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in.

Usage examples:

A heart which sin has fevered

noun

A condition in which the body’s temperature is higher than usual, esp. as a sign of illness

Usage examples:

[ c ] the child has a rash and a high fever., texas was in the grip of football fever.

noun

A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind.

Usage examples:

A flurry of snow

verb

(especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind.

Usage examples:

Gusts of snow flurried through the door

noun

A sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind

Usage examples:

Heavy snow will be tapering off to flurries in the morning., there was a flurry of excitement as th…

noun

A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation.

Usage examples:

A beer with a thick head of foam

verb

Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth.

Usage examples:

The sea foamed beneath them

noun

A mass of small, usually white, bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid

Usage examples:

The waves were high and capped with foam., the suds in the sink foamed up when she added hot water.

verb

Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Usage examples:

They accused him of fomenting political unrest

verb

To cause something bad or illegal to develop

Usage examples:

To foment revolution

noun

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

noun

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] duncan’s game-winning shot sent the crowd into a frenzy., [ c usually sing ] the…

noun

A mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, or salivating.

Usage examples:

Leave the yeast until there is a good head of froth

verb

Form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles.

Usage examples:

The red blood frothed at his lips

noun

A mass of small bubbles, esp. on the surface of a liquid

noun

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry

noun

A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people

Usage examples:

The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore., furore over the furore over hi…

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

verb

Encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).

Usage examples:

They conspired to incite riots

verb

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Usage examples:

They instigated a reign of terror

verb

Provoke or stir up

verb

To cause an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

verb

Set (something) on fire.

Usage examples:

Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

Usage examples:

She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

Usage examples:

Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

verb

To manage or control a group of people; to be the person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or obey

Usage examples:

Her sister is leading an effort to change this law., i’ve asked george to lead the discussion., [ t…

verb

To be in charge of a group of people, an organization, or a situation

Usage examples:

They led a management buy-out of the business, raising €10m in capital., she has been promoted to l…

verb

(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).

Usage examples:

The violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country

noun

An act of encouraging a hesitating speaker.

Usage examples:

With barely a prompt, barbara talked on

adjective

Done without delay; immediate.

Usage examples:

She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

noun

A row or commotion.

Usage examples:

A child is raising a ruckus in class

verb

(of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling.

Usage examples:

The grey ocean seethed

verb

To feel very angry

Usage examples:

She was still seething, remembering how rudely she was treated.

verb

(of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs.

Usage examples:

The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants

noun

The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.

Usage examples:

The fish covers its spawn with gravel

noun

A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Lamb stew

verb

(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Beef stewed in wine

noun

A pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating.

Usage examples:

On one of my local stew ponds there is an attitude that if it's not into double figures it ain't wo…

idiom

Put in motion or move to act

phrasal verb

Cause something to happen suddenly.

Usage examples:

There was concern that the move could touch off a trade war

phrasal verb

Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it.

Usage examples:

The soldier who touched off the mine was injured in the right foot

noun

A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Usage examples:

A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out

noun

Noise and excitement, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty

Usage examples:

[ u ] mental tumult, [ c usually sing ] a tumult of emotion, [ u ] the garden sits amid the tumult …

noun

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

Usage examples:

The country was in turmoil

noun

A state of extreme confusion, uncertainty, or lack of order

Usage examples:

Her mind was in turmoil., she grew up in the turmoil of the 1960s.

noun

A state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder.

Usage examples:

Years of industrial unrest

noun

Disagreements or fighting between groups of people

Usage examples:

Civil/social/labor unrest, the president is cutting short an international trip because of growing …