American English
/jist̚/
One syllable.
A living substance used to make bread rise and to help make beer, wine, and other drinks.
Practice out loudA living substance used to make bread rise and to help make beer, wine, and other drinks.
Add the yeast to the warm water.
The yeast makes the dough rise.
active dry yeast · fresh yeast · baker's yeast · nutritional yeast
add yeast to [something]
yeast makes [something] rise
A tiny fungus that can grow in the body and cause an infection.
She went to the doctor for a yeast infection.
The medicine stopped the yeast from growing.
This meaning is most often used in yeast infection.
yeast infection
a yeast infection
yeast grows in [a place]
An infection caused by too much yeast growing in the body.
The cream treats a yeast infection.