salt
noun
[ sɔːlt ]
• a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
• any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
• an experienced sailor.
• "he was one of many old salts who lined up to volunteer"
Similar:
seaman,
sailor,
seafarer,
seafaring man,
mariner,
boatman,
hand,
crew member,
rating,
sea dog,
bluejacket,
matelot,
matlow,
matlo,
tar,
Jack Tar,
hearty,
salt
adjective
• impregnated with, treated with, or tasting of salt.
• "salt water"
• (of a plant) growing on the coast or in salt marshes.
• "the region is rich in salt plant communities and reed beds"
salt
verb
• season or preserve with salt.
• "after stuffing the fish, I salted and peppered it"
• sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice.
• "local authorities worked to improve travel conditions by gritting and salting roads"
• fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a profitable one by placing rich ore into it.
• "I shall want to see some evidence that there really is a seam—no salting it, no faking"
Origin:
Old English sealt (noun), sealtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zout and German Salz (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sal, Greek hals ‘salt’.
SALT
abbreviation
• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
