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salt away

salt a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sawlt uh-wey]
    • /sɔlt əˈweɪ/
    • /sɔːlt əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sawlt uh-wey]
    • /sɔlt əˈweɪ/

Definitions of salt away words

  • noun salt away a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 1
  • noun salt away table salt mixed with a particular herb or seasoning for which it is named: garlic salt; celery salt. 1
  • noun salt away Chemistry. any of a class of compounds formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of an acid with elements or groups, which are composed of anions and cations, and which usually ionize in solution; a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base. 1
  • noun salt away salts, any of various salts used as purgatives, as Epsom salts. 1
  • noun salt away an element that gives liveliness, piquancy, or pungency: Anecdotes are the salt of his narrative. 1
  • noun salt away wit; pungency. 1

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Origin of salt away

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 away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

salt away 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 away usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for salt away

verb salt away

  • agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
  • bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
  • binning — a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
  • blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
  • buy into — If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.

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