salt

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noun

ˈsȯlt

: a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry

called also common salt

: a substance (such as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt

c salts plural

(1)

: a mineral or saline mixture (such as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic

(2)

: smelling salts

: any of various compounds that result from replacement of part or all of the acid hydrogen of an acid by a metal or a group acting like a metal : an ionic crystalline compound

: a container for salt at table

—often used in the phrases above the salt and below the salt alluding to the former custom of seating persons of higher rank above and those of lower rank below a saltcellar placed in the middle of a long table

: an ingredient that gives savor, piquancy, or zest : flavor

a people … full of life, vigor, and the salt of personality

Clifton Fadiman

: sharpness of wit : pungency

: common sense

: reserve, skepticism see grain of salt

: a dependable steadfast person or group of people

—usually used in the phrase salt of the earth

: sailor

a tale worthy of an old salt

: keep sense 1

—usually used in the phrase worth one's salt

saltlike

ˈsȯlt-ˌlīk How to pronounce salt (audio)

adjective

salt

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verb

salted; salting; salts

transitive verb

: to treat, provide, or season with common salt

salt the food

salt a driveway

: to preserve (food) with salt or in brine

a supply of salted beef/fish

: to supply (an animal) with salt

the field where cattle are salted

: to give flavor or piquancy to (something, such as a story)

: to enrich (a mine) artificially by secretly placing valuable mineral in some of the working places

: to add something to secretly

salted the files with forged papers

also : to insert or place secretly

salted the mines along the road

: to sprinkle with or as if with a salt

: scatter, intersperse

salter

ˈsȯl-tər

noun

salt

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adjective (1)

: full of or containing salt : saline, salty sense 1a

salt tears

a salt solution

: being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater : salty sense 1b compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, sour entry 1 sense 1, sweet entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2

: cured or seasoned with salt : salted

salt cod

: overflowed with salt water

a salt pond

: sharp, pungent

saltness noun

salt

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adjective (2)

obsolete

: lustful, lascivious

SALT

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abbreviation

ˈsȯlt

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

state and local taxes

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea

Adjective (2)

by shortening & alteration from assaut, from Middle English, from Anglo-French en saut in rut

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective (2)

1598, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

salt 1 of 2

noun

ˈsȯlt

: a crystalline compound NaCl that is the chloride of sodium, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry

called also common salt, sodium chloride

: a substance (as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt

: any of numerous compounds that result from replacement of part or all of the acid hydrogen of an acid by a metal or a group acting like a metal : an ionic crystalline compound

salts plural

: a mineral or saline mixture (as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic

: smelling salts

salt

2 of 2

adjective

: saline, salty

: being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater compare bitter, sour entry 1, sweet entry 1

saltness

noun

as in salinity

the quality or state of being salty the excessive saltness of the soup made it inedible

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

salinity
saltiness
brininess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

purity
sweetness
freshness

单词	saltness
释义	salt 1 of 5 noun ˈsȯlt 1 a : a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry called also common salt b : a substance (such as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt c salts plural (1) : a mineral or saline mixture (such as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic (2) : smelling salts d : any of various compounds that result from replacement of part or all of the acid hydrogen of an acid by a metal or a group acting like a metal : an ionic crystalline compound 2 : a container for salt at table —often used in the phrases above the salt and below the salt alluding to the former custom of seating persons of higher rank above and those of lower rank below a saltcellar placed in the middle of a long table 3 a : an ingredient that gives savor, piquancy, or zest : flavor a people … full of life, vigor, and the salt of personality Clifton Fadiman b : sharpness of wit : pungency c : common sense d : reserve, skepticism see grain of salt e : a dependable steadfast person or group of people —usually used in the phrase salt of the earth 4 : sailor a tale worthy of an old salt 5 : keep sense 1 —usually used in the phrase worth one's salt saltlike ˈsȯlt-ˌlīk adjective salt 2 of 5 verb salted; salting; salts transitive verb 1 a : to treat, provide, or season with common salt salt the food salt a driveway b : to preserve (food) with salt or in brine a supply of salted beef/fish c : to supply (an animal) with salt the field where cattle are salted 2 : to give flavor or piquancy to (something, such as a story) 3 a : to enrich (a mine) artificially by secretly placing valuable mineral in some of the working places b : to add something to secretly salted the files with forged papers also : to insert or place secretly salted the mines along the road 4 a : to sprinkle with or as if with a salt b : scatter, intersperse salter ˈsȯl-tər noun salt 3 of 5 adjective (1) 1 a : full of or containing salt : saline, salty sense 1a salt tears a salt solution b : being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater : salty sense 1b compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a, sour entry 1 sense 1, sweet entry 1 sense 1, umami entry 2 2 : cured or seasoned with salt : salted salt cod 3 : overflowed with salt water a salt pond 4 : sharp, pungent saltness noun salt 4 of 5 adjective (2) obsolete : lustful, lascivious SALT 5 of 5 abbreviation ˈsȯlt 1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 2 state and local taxes Synonyms Noun gob hearty jack jack-tar mariner navigator sailor sea dog seafarer seaman shipman swab swabbie [slang] swabby tar Verb interlace intersperse interweave lace thread weave wreathe Adjective (1) brackish briny saline salty See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The soup needs a little more salt. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Verb The meat was preserved by being salted and smoked. The city salted the roads after the snowstorm. Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Adjective (2) by shortening & alteration from assaut, from Middle English, from Anglo-French en saut in rut First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective (2) 1598, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing salt common salt double salt Epsom salt Glauber's salt garlic salt old salt grain of salt pepper-and-salt pinch of salt rock salt Rochelle salt rub salt in/into the wound salt away salt cedar salt flat salt gland salt lick salt out salt water salt water taffy table salt take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt the salt of the earth worth one's salt salt grass salt marsh salt pork salt dome salt-and-pepper salt lake sea salt bile salt rub salt in/into someone's wounds salt pan salt with See More common salt double salt Epsom salt Glauber's salt garlic salt old salt grain of salt pepper-and-salt pinch of salt rock salt Rochelle salt rub salt in/into the wound salt away salt cedar salt flat salt gland salt lick salt out salt water salt water taffy table salt take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt the salt of the earth worth one's salt salt grass salt marsh salt pork salt dome salt-and-pepper salt lake sea salt bile salt rub salt in/into someone's wounds salt pan salt with See More Kids Definition salt 1 of 3 noun ˈsȯlt 1 : a colorless or white substance that consists of sodium and chlorine and is used in seasoning and preserving food and in industry 2 : a compound formed by the combination of an acid and a base or a metal salt 2 of 3 verb salted; salting : to flavor or preserve with salt salt 3 of 3 adjective : containing salt : salty salt water Medical Definition salt 1 of 2 noun ˈsȯlt 1 a : a crystalline compound NaCl that is the chloride of sodium, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry called also common salt, sodium chloride b : a substance (as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt c : any of numerous compounds that result from replacement of part or all of the acid hydrogen of an acid by a metal or a group acting like a metal : an ionic crystalline compound 2 salts plural a : a mineral or saline mixture (as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic b : smelling salts salt 2 of 2 adjective 1 : saline, salty 2 : being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater compare bitter, sour entry 1, sweet entry 1 Geographical Definition Salt geographical name ˈsȯlt 1 river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in Arizona flowing west into the Gila River 2 river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in north central Kentucky flowing into the Ohio River 3 river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in northeastern Missouri flowing southeast into the Mississippi River saltness noun as in salinity the quality or state of being salty the excessive saltness of the soup made it inedible Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance salinity saltiness brininess Antonyms & Near Antonyms purity sweetness freshness
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