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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
Sift both flours with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt into a bowl. — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 Caramel Apple Pie Macchiato – Made of espresso and whole milk, salted caramel, apple pie flavors and apple butter drizzle. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 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
  • During the town hall, Caudle told a sailor who was evacuated from Bahrain that officials are working on retrieving belongings that were left behind because the Navy does not have imminent plans to return to the same level of footprint on the base.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The one that Northrop Grumman and artificial intelligence and quantum tech firm SandboxAQ have developed is similar to a trick that's used by sailors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 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 vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Its primary vehicle to sell ads is its Noovie pre-show which is hosted by former Today correspondent Maria Menounos and features movie trivia, junket-style interviews with celebrities and Hollywood flashback moments mixed in with commercials.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 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
  • Now, even this analyst isn’t salty enough to advocate cutting bait on those elite fantasy options — at least not yet.
    — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Food plays an integral role in Manolito’s draw; small dishes include a classic mustardy Cuban sandwich and ropa vieja with raisins and capers that make each bite dance between sweet and salty.
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of salty
Verb
  • Among the guests at the launch celebration were Coco Rocha and Debbie Harry, weaving through the space and stopping at the backlit bar for drinks, nodding along to the sounds of DJ duo Las Flaquitas.
    — Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Her committed advocacy is well known; her brilliance in recognizing a constellation of facts and weaving them together to find solutions is another part of her legacy.
    — Susan Daria Landino, Hartford Courant, 20 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
  • To beat this issue, the MIT team inserted a razor-thin layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) between two metal electrodes.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has inserted herself into the saga.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
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