Thesaurus results for 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

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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

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Noun

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that occurs when muscle cells break apart and spill a protein called myoglobin into the blood, along with potassium and other salts. — News Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 According to Stéphanie Soulé, PhD, Typology’s scientific researcher and head of scientific communication, the concentrate’s visible lifting effect, powered by magnesium salts, is measurable in about five minutes. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 The process dips solar cells into a molten mixture of sodium and potassium hydroxide salts. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Rather than dealing with molten salts and potential phase transition, 247Solar heats up ceramic pellets roughly the size of a golf ball. — ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 The contents depend on the traveler and the trip, but useful items include pain and fever medicine, bandages, antiseptic, oral rehydration salts, loperamide, antihistamine and anything prescribed specifically for the trip. — Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Wet the potting mix first, then dilute the feed and flush excess salts every month or two. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2026 The gels also have to release heat on cue, because some salts stay liquid even after the temperature drops low enough to solidify them. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Under the ban, each homogeneous material that makes up a garment should not have a PFHxA concentration equal to or greater than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, while 1,000 ppb for the sum of its related substances. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 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

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Noun

The Hope spent much of its time ferrying sailors and the wounded from other ships or ports to military hospitals, and like the Comfort, it too was attacked multiple times, though each attack failed, usually just missing the ship.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Initially billed as a publicity stunt from billionaire Bill Koch (brother to conservative bundlers Charles and David Koch), the women overcame considerable odds — and loads of sexist insults — to defeat some of the world’s greatest sailors.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sailors

Verb

Brand now mixes prayer and conspiracy theory on Rumble livestreams, hawking adaptogenic mushroom supercoffee and more.

— Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Inside, the design mixes airy and contemporary touches (gray-blue marble, mosaic floors) with traditional details and, of course, the brand's signature orange.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of mixes

Noun

The agency acknowledged the port’s narrow channel is a problem but insisted on retaining control over compliance determinations, leaving mariners to navigate the practical consequences.

— Harry T Angell, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
Russian drones have struck at least a dozen merchant ships in the Black Sea in recent weeks – killing more mariners than have died during the Iran war.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of mariners

Verb

My family still weaves jewelry from kunngobarn (pandanus), harvested fresh from the bush with a manmarli (hooked stick), then dried and dyed with roots, berries, and flowers.

— Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Black weaves Indigenous storytelling and a smudge ceremony into the Nordic experience.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of weaves

Verb

Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inserts

Verb

The platform combines solid-state transformers, battery energy storage, as well as smart controls to deliver electricity from the grid to computing equipment.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Icon Cotton Stretch combines comfort, support and timeless design across a range of signature Calvin Klein underwear silhouettes.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of combines

Verb

The visual intersperses footage from a trip the pair took to Iceland with clips of their Upstate New York home, a fitting backdrop to Sprague’s spectral vocals and wandering synth arcs.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026

Definition of intersperses

Verb

The Old Testament incorporates the sacred scriptures of Judaism, the Hebrew Bible.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026
The resort's redesign incorporates energy-efficient systems and materials chosen for both durability and environmental impact.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

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