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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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salt

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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
Halve 2 limes and rub a cut side of 1 half around rim of a rocks glass; dip rim into salt to coat. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Sweat itself is mostly water and salt, with some potassium and magnesium and small amounts of glucose, ethanol, hormones and other compounds mixed in. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 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
  • The ship is named for William Pinckney, a Navy Cross recipient who rescued a fellow sailor aboard USS Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz in World War II.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 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 spectacle will showcase the talents who regularly perform on AAA programming on Saturday nights with a handful of familiar WWE stars mixed in.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Be sure to order the Horse Thief cocktail, whose proceeds support Barb Philipps’ Saving Gracie Foundation, mixed from Casamigos Tequila, High West Campfire Scotch Blend Whisky, chartreuse, ginger syrup, muddled blackberries, and lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mix
Noun
  • Carnival Conquest altered course in the Caribbean this week to assist a mariner in distress, the cruise line said.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Spanish authorities have issued recommendations for mariners intended to reduce risks to both the animals and people aboard vessels.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 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
  • Brizé weaves between these absurd moments and two slow-simmering crises that cause Carla to begin doubting her diehard commitment to work.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Saigon is set in two different restaurants at two moments in time — 1990s France and 1950s Vietnam — as Nguyen weaves the lives and longings of strangers into an intimate and expansive story of connection in exile.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 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
Definition of insert

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