salt
/sɔlt/
noun
- A white crystalline substance used to flavor and preserve food, made from sodium chloride.
- Please pass the salt for my eggs.
- Salt is mined from underground deposits or evaporated from seawater.
- The recipe calls for a teaspoon of salt.
- Any chemical compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, where hydrogen atoms are replaced by metal ions.
- Table salt is a common example of a salt in chemistry.
- Epsom salt is a magnesium sulfate salt used in baths.
- The chemist studied the properties of various salts.
- An experienced sailor, especially one who has served on a ship for many years.
- He was a true salt who had sailed around the world.
- The young crew learned knots from the seasoned salt.
- The old salt told stories of storms at sea.
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verb
- To add salt to food for flavor or preservation.
- I always salt my french fries lightly.
- Don't forget to salt the pasta water before boiling.
- She salted the meat to keep it from spoiling.
- To spread salt on a road or path to melt ice or snow.
- The city crew salted the highways before the storm.
- He salted the driveway to prevent slipping.
- They salted the sidewalks early in the morning.
adjective
- Containing or tasting of salt; salty.
- The salt air from the ocean felt refreshing.
- This cracker is too salt for my taste.
- Salt water is not safe to drink.