salt

salt
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noun
ADJECTIVE
mineral, rock, sea
common, table
kosher (esp. AmE)
celery, garlic
acid, potassium, sodium
soluble salts
bath salts, Epsom salts, liver salts, smelling salts
bile salts
… OF SALT
grain
pinch
VERB + SALT
taste

He could taste the salt from the water in his mouth.

add, put in, put on, season sth with, sprinkle (sth with)

Don't put so much salt on your food!

dissolve

When salt is dissolved in water, it alters the properties of the water.

contain

Most foodstuffs contain some salt.

pass

Could you pass the salt, please?

SALT + NOUN
crystals
solution
content

foods with a high salt content

intake

He wants to reduce his salt intake.

cellar (esp. BrE), shaker (AmE)
air, spray, water

I could smell the salt air as it whipped through my hair.

flats, marsh, pan
mine
truck (AmE)
PHRASES
high in salt, low in salt

a diet low in salt

salt and pepper

Add salt and pepper to taste (= in the quantity preferred).

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adj.
Salt is used with these nouns: ↑beef, ↑flat, ↑lake, ↑marsh, ↑pork, ↑spray, ↑water

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  • Salt — Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The chloride… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salt — Salt, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. Salt tears.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salt — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para las conversaciones sobre limitación de armas estratégicas véase: SALT Salt Escudo …   Wikipedia Español

  • salt — [sôlt] n. [ME < OE sealt, akin to Ger salz < IE base * sal , salt > L sal, Gr hāls, salt, Sans salila, salty] 1. sodium chloride, NaCl, a white, crystalline substance with a characteristic taste, found in natural beds, in sea water, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Salt — • Always used for the seasoning of food and for the preservation of things from corruption, had from very early days a sacred and religious character Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Salt     Salt …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • SALT — 〈[ sɔ:lt] Abk. für engl.〉 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, Verhandlungen (zw. den USA u. der ehem. UdSSR) über Vereinbarungen zur Begrenzung strateg. Waffen * * * I SALT   [sɔːlt],    1) Astronomie: Abk.Abkürzung für engl.englisch Southern… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • salt — ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, with… …   English terms dictionary

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