ALL meanings of salt away
salt a·way
S s - 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
- noun salt away a small, usually open dish, as of silver or glass, used on the table for holding salt. 1
- noun salt away Informal. a sailor, especially an old or experienced one: He's an old salt who'll be happy to tell you about his years at sea. 1
- verb with object salt away to season with salt. 1
- verb with object salt away to cure, preserve, or treat with salt. 1
- verb with object salt away to furnish with salt: to salt cattle. 1
- verb with object salt away to treat with common salt or with any chemical salt. 1
- verb with object salt away to spread salt, especially rock salt, on so as to melt snow or ice: The highway department salted the roads after the storm. 1
- verb with object salt away to introduce rich ore or other valuable matter fraudulently into (a mine, the ground, a mineral sample, etc.) to create a false impression of value. 1
- verb with object salt away to add interest or excitement to: a novel salted with witty dialogue. 1
- adjective salt away containing salt; having the taste of salt: salt water. 1
- adjective salt away cured or preserved with salt: salt cod. 1
- adjective salt away inundated by or growing in salt water: salt marsh. 1
- adjective salt away producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not sweet, sour, or bitter. 1
- adjective salt away pungent or sharp: salt speech. 1
- idioms salt away rub salt in / into someone's wounds, to make someone's bad situation even worse. 1
- idioms salt away with a grain / pinch of salt, with reserve or allowance; with an attitude of skepticism: Diplomats took the reports of an impending crisis with a grain of salt. 1
- idioms salt away worth one's salt, deserving of one's wages or salary: We couldn't find an assistant worth her salt. 1
- phrasal verb salt away If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future, often illegally. 0
- verb salt away to hoard or save (money, valuables, etc) 0
- noun salt away to pack and preserve with salt 0
- noun salt away to store or save (money, etc.) 0