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   salt

   /sɒlt/

   noun

   • 1. a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. Similar sodium chloridetable saltsea saltmarine saltrock salt
   • ▪ something that adds freshness or piquancy: literary "he described danger as the salt of pleasure" Similar zestspicespicinesssharpnessracinesssaltinessflavourpiquancypungencytangbiteedgelivelinessvigourvitalityspiritcoloursparkleinformal:zingzippunchpizzazz
   • 2. any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
   • 3. an experienced sailor: informal "he was one of many old salts who lined up to volunteer" Similar seamansailorseafarerseafaring manmarinerboatmanhandcrew memberratinginformal:sea dogbluejacketmatelotmatlowmatloinformal, dated:tarJack TarheartyOpposite landlubber

   adjective

   • 1. impregnated with, treated with, or tasting of salt: "salt water"
   • 2. (of a plant) growing on the coast or in salt marshes: "the region is rich in salt plant communities and reed beds"

   verb

   • 1. season or preserve with salt: "after stuffing the fish, I salted and peppered it"
   • ▪ make (something) piquant or more interesting: "there was good talk to salt the occasion"
   • 2. sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice: "local authorities worked to improve travel conditions by gritting and salting roads"
   • 3. fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a profitable one by placing rich ore into it: informal "I shall want to see some evidence that there really is a seam—no salting it, no faking"

   Word Origin Old Englishsealt (noun), sealtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zout and German Salz (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sal, Greek hals ‘salt’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saltish adjective
   • 2. saltless adjective
   • 3. saltness noun

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