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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt]
- /sɔlt/
- /sɔːlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt]
- /sɔlt/
Definitions of salt word
- noun salt See under Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. 1
- verb with object salt to season with salt. 1
- verb with object salt to cure, preserve, or treat with salt. 1
- verb with object salt to furnish with salt: to salt cattle. 1
- verb with object salt to treat with common salt or with any chemical salt. 1
- verb with object salt to spread salt, especially rock salt, on so as to melt snow or ice: The highway department salted the roads after the storm. 1
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Origin of salt
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English sealt; cognate with German Salz, Old Norse, Gothic salt; akin to Latin sāl, Greek háls (see halo-); (v.) Middle English salten, Old English s(e)altan; compare Old High German salzan, Old Norse salta, Dutch zouten; see salary
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Parts of speech for Salt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
salt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for salt
noun salt
- aftertaste — An aftertaste is a taste that remains in your mouth after you have finished eating or drinking something.
- alkali — An alkali is a substance with a pH value of more than 7. Alkalis form chemical salts when they are combined with acids.
- antacid — that neutralizes acids; counteracting acidity
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- bitters — bitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts
verb salt
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
- falsify — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- flavor — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- four-flush — to bluff.
adjective salt
- zesty — full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
Antonyms for salt
verb salt
- candied — Food such as candied fruit has been covered with sugar or has been cooked in sugar syrup.
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candying — any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- honied — containing, consisting of, or resembling honey: honeyed drinks.
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