Salt Definition & Meaning

salt
adjective
  1. (of speech) painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology"
noun
  1. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  2. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
  3. negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
  4. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
verb
  1. add salt to
  2. sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"
  3. add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes"
  4. preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

Synonyms for salt

brackish adj

distasteful and unpleasant; spoiled by mixture

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briny adj

slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon

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saliferous adj

containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"

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saline adj

containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

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salinity noun

the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth the relative proportion of salt in a solution

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salted adj

(used especially of meats) preserved in salt

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saltiness noun

language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate

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salty adj

engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" containing or filled with salt

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sharp adv

changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here

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tasteful adj

having or showing or conforming to good taste free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style

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"Salt" in song lyrics

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  • "And that's why the water is filled with salt"
    2Mex — Obey
  • "Seizin emcees hearts a season when i'm seizin them with seasoning salt"
    Atoms Family — Cryptic, Delta, Vast Aire, Vordul Freestyle
  • "Turn into slugs and I attack with salt"
    Atoms Family — Cryptic, Delta, Vast Aire, Vordul Freestyle

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Frequently asked questions

What does salt mean?
(of speech) painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology" a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth add
What part of speech is salt?
Salt is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
How many definitions does salt have?
Salt has 9 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).

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