SALT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
   Synonym(s)
   • salinity (what does salinity mean?)
   • saltiness (what does saltiness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • taste (what does taste mean?)
   • taste sensation (what does taste sensation mean?)
   • gustatory sensation (what does gustatory sensation mean?)
   • taste perception (what does taste perception mean?)
   • gustatory perception (what does gustatory perception mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (what does Strategic Arms Limitation Talks mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) SALT is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • diplomacy (what does diplomacy mean?)
   • diplomatic negotiations (what does diplomatic negotiations mean?)
3. Meaning
   • white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
   Synonym(s)
   • common salt (what does common salt mean?)
   • table salt (what does table salt mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flavorer (what does flavorer mean?)
   • flavourer (what does flavourer mean?)
   • flavoring (what does flavoring mean?)
   • flavouring (what does flavouring mean?)
   • seasoner (what does seasoner mean?)
   • seasoning (what does seasoning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compound (what does compound mean?)
   • chemical compound (what does chemical compound mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • acetate (what does acetate mean?)
   • ethanoate (what does ethanoate mean?)
   • arsenate (what does arsenate mean?)
   • chlorate (what does chlorate mean?)
   • dibasic salt (what does dibasic salt mean?)
   • hypochlorite (what does hypochlorite mean?)
   • pyrophosphate (what does pyrophosphate mean?)
   • sulfonate (what does sulfonate mean?)
   • perchlorate (what does perchlorate mean?)
   • alkali (what does alkali mean?)
   • ammonium chloride (what does ammonium chloride mean?)
   • sal ammoniac (what does sal ammoniac mean?)
   • benzoate (what does benzoate mean?)
   • borate (what does borate mean?)
   • borosilicate (what does borosilicate mean?)
   • calcium lactate (what does calcium lactate mean?)
   • calcium stearate (what does calcium stearate mean?)
   • calcium octadecanoate (what does calcium octadecanoate mean?)
   • carbamate (what does carbamate mean?)
   • carbonate (what does carbonate mean?)
   • fulminate (what does fulminate mean?)
   • chromate (what does chromate mean?)
   • cyanide (what does cyanide mean?)
   • potassium bromide (what does potassium bromide mean?)
   • potassium chlorate (what does potassium chlorate mean?)
   • potassium dichromate (what does potassium dichromate mean?)
   • ferricyanide (what does ferricyanide mean?)
   • ferrocyanide (what does ferrocyanide mean?)
   • fluoroboride (what does fluoroboride mean?)
   • fluosilicate (what does fluosilicate mean?)
   • glutamate (what does glutamate mean?)
   • halide (what does halide mean?)
   • isocyanate (what does isocyanate mean?)
   • calcium chloride (what does calcium chloride mean?)
   • calcium sulphate (what does calcium sulphate mean?)
   • calcium sulfate (what does calcium sulfate mean?)
   • manganate (what does manganate mean?)
   • chrome alum (what does chrome alum mean?)
   • tartrate (what does tartrate mean?)
   • oxalacetate (what does oxalacetate mean?)
   • oxaloacetate (what does oxaloacetate mean?)
   • oxalate (what does oxalate mean?)
   • permanganate (what does permanganate mean?)
   • phosphate (what does phosphate mean?)
   • orthophosphate (what does orthophosphate mean?)
   • inorganic phosphate (what does inorganic phosphate mean?)
   • polyphosphate (what does polyphosphate mean?)
   • propenoate (what does propenoate mean?)
   • acrylate (what does acrylate mean?)
   • salicylate (what does salicylate mean?)
   • double salt (what does double salt mean?)
   • bile salt (what does bile salt mean?)
   • Glauber’s salt (what does Glauber’s salt mean?)
   • Glauber’s salts (what does Glauber’s salts mean?)
   • cream of tartar (what does cream of tartar mean?)
   • tartar (what does tartar mean?)
   • potassium hydrogen tartrate (what does potassium hydrogen tartrate mean?)
   • sodium chlorate (what does sodium chlorate mean?)
   • bichromate (what does bichromate mean?)
   • dichromate (what does dichromate mean?)
   • sodium dichromate (what does sodium dichromate mean?)
   • sodium bichromate (what does sodium bichromate mean?)
   • microcosmic salt (what does microcosmic salt mean?)
   • silicate (what does silicate mean?)
   • sodium carbonate (what does sodium carbonate mean?)
   • washing soda (what does washing soda mean?)
   • sal soda (what does sal soda mean?)
   • soda ash (what does soda ash mean?)
   • soda (what does soda mean?)
   • sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (what does sodium carboxymethyl cellulose mean?)
   • sodium fluoride (what does sodium fluoride mean?)
   • sulfate (what does sulfate mean?)
   • sulphate (what does sulphate mean?)
   • thiocyanate (what does thiocyanate mean?)
   • tungstate (what does tungstate mean?)
   • urate (what does urate mean?)
   • vanadate (what does vanadate mean?)
   • xanthate (what does xanthate mean?)

SALT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • preserve with salt
   Usage Example(s)
   • people used to salt meats on ships
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • preserve (what does preserve mean?)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • saltiness (what does saltiness mean?)
   • salinity (what does salinity mean?)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • table salt (what does table salt mean?)
   • common salt (what does common salt mean?)
   • salter (what does salter mean?)
2. Meaning
   • add zest or liveliness to
   Usage Example(s)
   • She salts her lectures with jokes
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spice (what does spice mean?)
   • spice up (what does spice up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • sprinkle as if with salt
   Usage Example(s)
   • the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sprinkle (what does sprinkle mean?)
   • splash (what does splash mean?)
   • splosh (what does splosh mean?)
4. Meaning
   • add salt to
   Hypernyms(s) salt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • season (what does season mean?)
   • flavor (what does flavor mean?)
   • flavour (what does flavour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • saltiness (what does saltiness mean?)
   • salinity (what does salinity mean?)
   • salt (what does salt mean?)
   • table salt (what does table salt mean?)
   • common salt (what does common salt mean?)
   • salter (what does salter mean?)
   • salting (what does salting mean?)

SALT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of speech that is painful or bitter
   Usage Example(s)
   • salt scorn- Shakespeare
   • a salt apology
   Similar To
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
2. Meaning
   • containing or filled with salt
   Usage Example(s)
   • salt water
   Antonym(s)
   • fresh (what does fresh mean?)
   Similar To
   • brackish (what does brackish mean?)
   • briny (what does briny mean?)
   • saliferous (what does saliferous mean?)
   • saline (what does saline mean?)
   • salty (what does salty mean?)
   • saltish (what does saltish mean?)
   See Also
   • tasteful (what does tasteful mean?)
3. Meaning
   • one of the four basic taste sensations
   • like the taste of sea water
   Synonym(s)
   • salty (what does salty mean?)
   Similar To
   • tasteful (what does tasteful mean?)