Associations to the word «Wort»

Wiktionary

WORT, noun. A plant; herb; vegetable.
WORT, noun. Any of various plants or herbs. The word is usually used in combination to refer to specific plants, e.g. St. John’s wort; however, it may be used on its own as a generic term.
WORT, noun. Liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer

Dictionary definition

WORT, noun. Usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'.
WORT, noun. Unfermented or fermenting malt.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras