Synonyms of salts

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noun

plural of salt

as in sailors

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailors
• mariners
• navigators
• tars
• seamen
• swabs
• gobs
• sea dogs
• seafarers
• jack-tars
• shipmen
• hearties
• swabbies
• crewmen
• jacks
• shipmates
• deckhands
• coxswains
• lubbers
• able seamen
• lime-juicers
• able-bodied seamen
• limeys
• sailboaters
• powerboaters

salts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of salt

as in mixes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mixes
• weaves
• inserts
• combines
• intersperses
• incorporates
• threads
• blends
• laces
• wreathes
• interlaces
• interweaves
• alternates
• mingles
• intermingles
• integrates
• merges
• juxtaposes
• commingles
• fuses
• assimilates
• embodies
• amalgamates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salts

Noun

Reactors can also require millions of gallons of water to stay cool, though advanced reactors can use other cooling materials such as liquid metals, liquid salts, or helium gas. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

It is used in advanced fission molten salt reactor designs, where molten lithium-containing salts can serve as part of the reactor system. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

The standard explanation for why rain causes corrosion is that water carries dissolved salts and acids to a surface, constant drumming of raindrops abrades whatever protective coating is on it, and oxygen does the rest. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

However, the study noted this particular lake is a terminal saline lake, which leaves salts and other minerals behind through the process of evaporation. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Curiosity is well into the higher and drier strata of Aeolis Mons, yet the rocks have salts, scours and other signs of ancient water. — Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

This will tell you if your soil is actually suffering from a magnesium deficiency that can be addressed with epsom salts. — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 22 Aug. 2026

The uric acid in the urine corroded the copper in the paint, breaking down the pure metal into mineral salts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Brown butchers then salts the chickens overnight, and marinates them in a mixture of ancho and puya chiles, garlic and chipotle. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

The other thing that salts all of this is this is an unprecedented time in terms of organizational risk appetites. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026