salt
Definition
- n. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
- n. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
- n. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
- v. add salt to
Word forms
- Past participle
- salted
- Present participle
- salting
- Past tense
- salted
- Third person singular
- salts
Example sentences
n.
He added a little salt to the conversation to make it more interesting.
a.
The soup was too salty for my taste.
vt.
I will salt the meat before cooking it to enhance the flavor.