The meaning of Salt

Salt – definition

noun
A white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
Usage examples:
Add the braised chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper sauce.
Synonims:
Sodium chloride Table salt Sea salt Marine salt Rock salt
noun
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.
Usage examples:
Amides are hydrolysed to ammonium salts with catalysis by acids or alkalis.
noun
An experienced sailor.
Usage examples:
He was one of many old salts who lined up to volunteer
Synonims:
Seaman Sailor Seafarer Seafaring man Mariner Boatman Hand Crew member Rating Sea dog Bluejacket Matelot Matlow Matlo Tar Jack tar Hearty

adjective
Impregnated with, treated with, or tasting of salt.
Usage examples:
Salt water
Synonims:
Salty Salted Saline Briny Brackish
adjective
(of a plant) growing on the coast or in salt marshes.
Usage examples:
The region is rich in salt plant communities and reed beds

verb
Season or preserve with salt.
Usage examples:
After stuffing the fish, i salted and peppered it
verb
Sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice.
Usage examples:
Local authorities worked to improve travel conditions by gritting and salting roads
verb
Fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a profitable one by placing rich ore into it.
Usage examples:
I shall want to see some evidence that there really is a seam—no salting it, no faking

abbreviation
Strategic arms limitation talks.

Salt translation into English

Salt: translate from English into Chinese

盐, 食盐, 盐巴, 腌, 卤, 鹾, 含盐的, 盐的

Salt: translate from English into Dutch

Zout, Zouten, Gezouten, Zilt, Zoutvaatje, Kruiden, Pekelen, Zeerob, Inzouten, Zoutmoeras, Bitter, Pittig, Gekruid, Gepeperd, Geestigheid, Met zout behandelen, Peperen, Pittig maken

Salt: translate from English into French

Sel, De sel, Saler, Salé

Salt: translate from English into German

Salz, Salz-, Salzen, Salzig, Streusalz, Gesalzen, Würze, Streuen, Einsalzen, Pökeln, Einpökeln

Salt: translate from English into Hindi

नमक, लवण, नमकीन, लोन, क्षार, तर्कशीलता, तीखापन, बुद्धि, लोना, जलता हुआ, गंदा, नमक मिलाना, नमक डालना, नमक पोतना, ख़ार, हाज़िरजवाबी, खार-संबंधी, सल्टॅ, लबण

Salt: translate from English into Italian

Sale, Di sale, Salare, Salato, Sotto sale, Per il sale, Conservare sotto sale

Salt: translate from English into Korean

소금, 염, 염분, 노련한 선원, 노련한 뱃사람, 쓰라린, 방향염, 생기를 불어넣는 것, 소금기가 있는, 소금에 절인, 바닷물에 잠긴, 익살스런, ...에 소금으로 간을 맞추다, 소금에 절이다, 풍토에 젖게 하다, ...에 값을 더 얹어 부르다, 소금물에 단그다, 염용액에 단그다, 광산에 양질 광석을 뿌려 두다, 광산에 양질 석유를 뿌려 두다, 유정에 양질 광석을 뿌려 두다, 유정에 양질 석유를 뿌려 두다

Salt: translate from English into Russian

Соль, Морской, Соленый, Поваренная соль, Солить, Изюминка, Морской волк, Солонка, Пикантность, Засоленный, Засаливать, Консервировать, Солончаковый, Просаливать, Нюхательная соль, Слабительное, Бывалый моряк, Горький, Жгучий, Непристойный, Неприличный, Солевыносливый, Слишком дорогой, Насаливать, Придавать остроту, Придавать пикантность

Salt: translate from English into Spanish

Sal, De sal, Salar, Salado, Salero, Salinero, Para la sal, Salpicar, Echar sal a, Acecinar

Word 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’.

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Salt synonims

bluejacket

noun
A sailor in the navy.
Usage examples:
The only question is if it will be a hard charging khaki, or if we'll have to wait for one of our b…

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boatman

noun
A person who hires out boats or provides transport by boat.
Usage examples:
Trade on the barrow was booming with up to 50 boats owned and worked by the graignamanagh boatmen w…

noun
A man whose job is to control a small boat, for example on a river
Usage examples:
Boatmen transported goods to market along the river., a boatman will ferry you across for $2.

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brackish

adjective
(of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries.
Usage examples:
A cup of brackish water

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briny

adjective
Of salty water or the sea; salty.
Usage examples:
The briny tang of the scallops

noun
The sea.
Usage examples:
The vortices that suck ships to the bottom of the briny

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hand

noun
The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
Usage examples:
He was leading her by the hand

verb
Pick (something) up and give it to (someone).
Usage examples:
He handed each man a glass

noun
The part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things
Usage examples:
Keep both hands on the steering wheel., when eating, most americans hold the fork in their right ha…

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hearty

adjective
Loudly vigorous and cheerful.
Usage examples:
A hearty and boisterous character

noun
A vigorously cheerful and sporty person.
Usage examples:
Climbers and haversack-touting hearties

adjective
Enthusiastic and strong
Usage examples:
A hearty handshake, a hearty laugh, we ate a hearty breakfast before we set off on our hike., a hea…

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mariner

noun
A sailor.
Usage examples:
The intrepid mariners of yesteryear set out to discover new worlds

proper noun
A series of american space probes launched in 1962–77 to investigate the planets venus, mars, and mercury.

noun
A person who works on a ship; a sailor

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matelot

noun
A sailor.
Usage examples:
Tv chiefs are to hold a talent contest to find the best singing sailors, matelots, seamen and ship-…

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rating

noun
A classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance.
Usage examples:
The hotel regained its five-star rating

noun
An angry reprimand.
Usage examples:
A servant getting a rating from his master

verb
Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.
Usage examples:
They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

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sailor

noun
A person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer.
Usage examples:
Hawaii was an important stopping point for sailors to restock provisions

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saline

adjective
Containing or impregnated with salt.
Usage examples:
Saline alluvial soils

noun
A solution of salt in water.
Usage examples:
A saline abortion is a solution of salt saline that is injected into the mothers womb.

adjective
Containing or consisting of salt
Usage examples:
A saline solution

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salted

adjective
Having salt as an ingredient; containing or seasoned with salt.
Usage examples:
I could definitely taste the salted caramel

verb
Season or preserve with salt.
Usage examples:
After stuffing the fish, i salted and peppered it

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salty

adjective
Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt.
Usage examples:
The bacon will be quite salty

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seafarer

noun
A person who regularly travels by sea; a sailor.
Usage examples:
The shipping subsidiary employs about 800 seafarers and 150 shore staff

noun
A person who travels by sea
Usage examples:
Portugal, a land of seafarers

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seaman

noun
A person who works as a sailor, especially one below the rank of officer.
Usage examples:
Merchant seamen

noun
A man who lives and works mostly on ships at sea

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tar

noun
A dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons, resins, alcohols, and other compounds. it is used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.
Usage examples:
Depending on the type and location of the flashings, roofing tar or silicone or butyl rubber sealan…

verb
Cover (something) with tar.
Usage examples:
Now that it is being tarred, the road will facilitate safer transport

noun
A sailor.
Usage examples:
Earlier though, someone shouts the word ‘avast!’ at a bunch of mutinous tars and everyone just gigg…

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