noun🔗ShareA common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative."My grandmother sprinkled a generous amount of salt on the spaghetti before serving it. "substancefoodchemistrymaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid."Sodium chloride is a common salt used to flavor food. "chemistrycompoundsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea."The family enjoyed a picnic lunch on the salt marsh near the coast. "environmentoceannatureplacegeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sailor (also old salt)."My grandfather, a seasoned sailor, was known as an old salt. "nauticalsailingpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRandomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult."The online banking system uses salt to protect sensitive account information. "computingtechnologyinternetsystemtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it."The new employee was a salt, secretly working to organize the workers into a union. "politicsbusinessjoborganizationpersoneconomyworkstatesocietyindustrylawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlavour; taste; seasoning."The chef added salt to the soup to enhance its flavour. "foodsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiquancy; wit; sense."Attic salt"charactermindliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dish for salt at table; a salt cellar."My dad brought the salt to the table during dinner. "utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSkepticism and common sense."My sister's optimistic view of the new job required a healthy dose of salt—she needed to temper her enthusiasm with common sense and skepticism. "attitudecharactermindphilosophyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIndignation; outrage; arguing."His salt over the unfair grading was obvious; he argued loudly with the teacher. "emotionattitudecharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add salt to."to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"foodsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deposit salt as a saline solution."The brine begins to salt."geologychemistryenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber."The shipwrights salted the wooden hull to prevent rot. "nauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have."The chef salted the soup to enhance its flavor. "technicalprocesschemistryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo include colorful language in."To make the meeting more interesting, the manager salted his comments with some jokes. "languagecommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive."The cybersecurity team salted the encrypted data before sending it, making it much harder to crack. "computingtechnologyinternettechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSalty; salted."salt beef; salt tears"foodsensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSaline."a salt marsh; salt grass"chemistrysubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelated to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use."The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure."geologymaterialsubstancechemistrymineralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBitter; sharp; pungent."The criticism from her teacher was very salt, making her feel bad. "sensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSalacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat."The gossip about the new teacher was quite salt, focusing on suggestive rumors rather than her teaching abilities. "sexanimalbodyhumanmoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCostly; expensive."That new phone is quite salt, costing almost twice as much as my old one. "valuebusinesseconomyassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading