salt

A2
Pronunciation
/sɔlt/
/sɒlt/
/sɑlt/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

2 Definition

One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

3 Definition

A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

4 Definition

A sailor (also old salt).

5 Definition

Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.

6 Definition

A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.

7 Definition

Flavour; taste; seasoning.

8 Definition

Piquancy; wit; sense.

Example Sentences
  • Attic salt
9 Definition

A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.

10 Definition

Skepticism and common sense.

11 Definition

Indignation; outrage; arguing.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To add salt to.

Example Sentences
  • to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter
2 Definition

To deposit salt as a saline solution.

Example Sentences
  • The brine begins to salt.
3 Definition

To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

4 Definition

To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.

5 Definition

To include colorful language in.

6 Definition

To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Salty; salted.

Example Sentences
  • salt beef;  salt tears
2 Definition

Saline.

Example Sentences
  • a salt marsh;  salt grass
3 Definition

Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.

Example Sentences
  • The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.
4 Definition

Bitter; sharp; pungent.

5 Definition

Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.

6 Definition

Costly; expensive.