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noun

ˈsȯlt How to pronounce salt (audio)
Definition of saltnext
as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea

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adjective

as in saline
of, relating to, or containing salt the oceans are salt water

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salt

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verb

as in to mix
to scatter or set here and there among other things the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language

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Recent Examples of salt
Noun
Other toxic hazards include Himalayan salt lamps and essential oils, Butler said. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Then it's piled on the Italian Corner's housemade focaccia bread that is topped with olive oil and salt before baking. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Visitors are not allowed to drink anything underground because the floors — the walls, too — are salt. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 It is also made with cabbage, but the seasonings are usually just salt. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
In 2024, a chocolate salted caramel cake sold for $10,000 and a chocolate cake sold for a record $50,000 in 2023, The Baltimore Sun reported. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 At lunch, a stellar choice is the thali, a sampler platter of savory and balanced vegetarian, chicken, or goat curries, with lentils, rice, vegetables, and chutneys, all seasoned and salted just right. — Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
  1. sailor
  2. saline
  3. mix
  4. mariner
  5. salty
  6. weave
  7. tar
  8. insert
Noun
  • The military said Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck the sailor on the head with a wooden baton, injuring him and damaging his smaller vessel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Along will Bill Koch, who conceived of the female experiment as the benefactor of the Mighty Mary, another billionaire sailor with ties to Mighty Mary is Larry Ellison.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailor
Adjective
  • Calls had gone out that firemen needed saline solution and toothbrushes, and so these were there in abundance, too.
    — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Against a comparison group of the same age that ate freely and received only saline shots, the mice’s median lifespan rose by about 12 percent—from 742 days to 834.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of saline
Verb
  • The collection is stand out; the Hedreens were keen on mixing contemporary art with Old Masters, often hanging works made centuries apart alongside one another.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The only non-four-seamer Tolle mixed in was a sinker to Caglianone.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of mix
Noun
  • Officials said a good Samaritan vessel also stepped in, rescuing the 15-year-old survivor and recovering the bodies of the two deceased mariners from the water.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Every shipping container that comes through the port creates jobs for warehouse workers, mechanics, merchant mariners, truck drivers and community members across the East Bay, Simon said.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mariner
Adjective
  • The soy braised chicken is equally satisfying and supple, with sweet and salty caramel skin stained with both light and dark soy sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Crazy picked the bowl up and chugged down the salty, yellow sludge.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of salty
Verb
  • Her narrative weaves together two genres she has long been known for, crime fiction and science fiction, and continues Mandel's explorations of chaos, identity, impermanence and transcendence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As the chasing cops weave around commuters and a school bus, dash cam video shows Trooper Major pulling up behind the truck and ramming it in the far-right breakdown lane.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of weave
Noun
  • The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Salge also notes no big issues with tar spot or fungus – things which can damage maple leaves.
    — Eric Fisher, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tar
Verb
  • Now, Neal and the rest of the Khoslas have inserted themselves into that community as the fourth ownership group in franchise history.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback situation is inconsistent, snake-bitten or insert your description here.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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