See Also: leaven 1, noun(dictionary)
leaven(2)(dictionary)
leaven(1)(dictionary)
leaven 2, verb(dictionary)
jab 2, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)
sip 2, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)

leaven 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: levain, from Vulgar Latin levamen, from Latin levare 'to raise']
[U] technical a substance, especially yeast, that is added to a mixture of flour and water so that it will swell and can be baked into bread
-see also unleavened unleavened
[singular, U] literary something that makes an event or situation less boring, serious, or sad