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Salt

/sɔlt/

Salt is a verb, adjective and noun with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To deposit salt as a saline solution.
    “The brine begins to salt.”
  2. To add salt to.
    “to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter”
adjective
  1. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
    “The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.”
  2. Salty; salted.
    “salt beef;  salt tears”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Antonyms desalt

Origin

From Old English sealt.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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