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Salt

/sɔlt/

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

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📖 Definitions of "Salt"

noun

1
A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
2
One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
3
A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
4
A sailor (also old salt).

verb

1
To add salt to.
"to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"
2
To deposit salt as a saline solution.
"The brine begins to salt."
3
To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
4
To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.

adjective

1
Salty; salted.
"salt beef; salt tears"
2
Saline.
"a salt marsh; salt grass"
3
Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
"The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure."
4
Bitter; sharp; pungent.

🔄 Synonyms of "Salt"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sharpnoun	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
brackish	(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
brinynoun	Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
saliferous	Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous
salt-cured	(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
salinitynoun	(chemistry) The concentration of salt in a solution.
salted	To which salt has been added.
table saltnoun	Sodium chloride or a mineral product chiefly composed of it: the salt most commonly used to season food at table.
common saltnoun	Ordinary salt (sodium chloride or any mineral product chiefly composed of it).
saltinessnoun	The property of being, or tasting, salty.
strategic arms limitation talks	two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union.
salinenoun	Containing salt; salty.
salty	Tasting of salt.

↔️ Antonyms of "Salt"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
freshnoun	Newly produced or obtained; recent.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Salt"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
saliferous	Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous
table saltnoun	Sodium chloride or a mineral product chiefly composed of it: the salt most commonly used to season food at table.
common saltnoun	Ordinary salt (sodium chloride or any mineral product chiefly composed of it).
salinitynoun	(chemistry) The concentration of salt in a solution.
salinenoun	Water containing dissolved salt.
salty	Tasting of salt.
saltinessnoun	The property of being, or tasting, salty.
brinynoun	(slang) The sea.
brackish	(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
sharpnoun	(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
preserved	kept intact or in a particular condition
salt-cured	(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
strategic arms limitation talks	two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union.
salnoun	(chemistry, obsolete) Salt.
sodiumnoun	The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.
chloridenoun	(chemistry) Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
iodinenoun	A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
iodizationnoun	The act or process of iodizing.
naclnoun	Sodium chloride; table salt.