salt

/sˈɒlt/

/ˈsɔɫt/

Salt

a natural, white substance, obtained from mines and also found in seawater that is added to the food to make it taste better or to preserve it

synonyms : common salt

table salt

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

synonyms : salinity

saltiness

negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

synonyms : Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

to salt

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to add salt to food or another substance in order to enhance its flavor

to preserve food by packing it in salt

add zest or liveliness to

sprinkle as if with salt

salt

[ADJECTIVE]

(of speech) painful or bitter

Examples

1. Pass the salt, please.

2. Can you please pass the salt?

3. Take a stock tip with a grain of salt.

4. The soup needed a little more salt to bring out the taste.

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