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Word: Salt
Speech Type: Noun
Old English sealt (noun), sealtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zout and German Salz (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sal, Greek hals ‘salt’
sɒlt
sɔːlt
a white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.
Short Definition:white crystalline substance that gives seawater its taste
any 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.
Short Definition:any chemical compound formed from reaction of acid with base, with all or part of hydrogen of acid replaced by metal
an experienced sailor
Short Definition:experienced sailor
Examples:- he was one of many old salts who lined up to volunteer
Word: Salt
Speech Type: Verb
sɒlt
sɔːlt
season or preserve with salt
Short Definition:season or preserve with salt
Examples:- after stuffing the fish, I salted and peppered it
sprinkle (a road or path) with salt in order to melt snow or ice
Short Definition:sprinkle road or path with salt
Examples:- local authorities worked to improve travel conditions by gritting and salting roads
fraudulently make (a mine) appear to be a profitable one by placing rich ore into it
Short Definition:fraudulently make mine appear to be profitable
Examples:- I shall want to see some evidence that there really is a seam—no salting it, no faking
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