salt
//sɔːlt//
Noun
A white crystalline substance (sodium chloride) that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
Please pass me the salt.
A chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
Sodium chloride is the most common salt.
An experienced sailor; an old salt.
The old salt told us stories about his years at sea.
Synonym
Verb
To season or preserve with salt.
Salt the water before boiling the pasta.
To add salt to (a road or path) to melt ice or snow.
They salted the roads before the snowstorm.
Synonym
Adjective
Containing or tasting of salt; salty.
The soup is too salt for me.
Preserved or treated with salt.
Salt fish is a traditional food in many countries.