Etymology : Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea
Pronunciation : solt
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. series of talks between the United States and the Soviet Union for the purpose of limiting strategic nuclear arms (began in 1969). sodium chloride, common crystalline mineral, table salt; element that provides zest or liveliness; experienced sailor; element that makes an expression poignant or caustic. add salt, season with salt; preserve in salt; scatter salt; spice up, make lively; fraudulently place expensive minerals within a mine to make the mine appear valuable. salty, having the flavor of salt; containing salt; preserved with salt; bitter, piquant, sharp. see:
salt your game. salt\salt\ , n. [as. sealt; akin to os. & ofries. salt, d. zout, g. salz, icel., sw., & dan. salt, l. sal, gr. , russ. sole, ir. & gael. salann, w. halen, of unknown origin. cf. sal, salad, salary, saline, sauce, sausage.].
2. the chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. it is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles.
3. hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning. though we are justices and doctors and churchmen we have some salt of our youth in us.
4. hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, attic salt.
5. a dish for salt at table; a saltcellar. i out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts.
6. a sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [colloq.] around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts.
7. (chem.) the neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.note: except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking, it is the acid radical which unites with the base or basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of water, or of analogous compounds as side products. in the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or acid salts. see:
phrases below.
8. fig.: that which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt. ye are the salt of the earth. v.
9. 8. pl. any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially epsom salts, rochelle salt, or glauber's salt.
10. pl. marshes flooded by the tide. [prov. eng.].
11. mere. simple. solely.
12. Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia.
13. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc.
14. It is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles.
15. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
16. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
17. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
18. A sailor; usually qualified by old.
19. The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.
20. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.
21. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.
22. Marshes flooded by the tide.
23. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water.
24. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass.
25. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
26. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.
27. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.
28. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
29. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt.
30. The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships" add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes" sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps" add salt to of speech that is painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology" containing or filled with salt; "salt water".
31. absolute, pure, naked, very, unvarnished. "merely, solely, only; pure, absolute". ,-ty.
32. solely, only, simply, singly.
33. pure: salt matematik pure mathematics. salt sevinç pure joy. salt us pure reason.
34. absolute. salt ço?unluk absolute majority. salt de?er math. absolute value. salt nem absolute humidity. salt sycaklyk phys. absolute temperature. salt syfyr phys., chem. absolute zero. absolute.
35. 1. Salt is a strong-tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals, which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water. Season lightly with salt and pepper. a pinch of salt.
36. When you salt food, you add salt to it. Salt the stock to your taste and leave it simmering very gently. + salted salt·ed Put a pan of salted water on to boil.
37. Salts are substances that are formed when an acid reacts with an alkali. The rock is rich in mineral salts. see also:
Epsom salts, smelling salts.
38. If you take something with a pinch of salt, you do not believe that it is completely accurate or true. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
39. If you say, for example, that any doctor worth his or her salt would do something, you mean that any doctor who was good at his or her job or who deserved respect would do it. Any coach worth his salt would do exactly as I did.
40. If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults. I had no intention of rubbing salt into a friend's wounds, so all I said was that I did not give interviews. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks talks between the US and the former Soviet Union, which aimed to reach agreement about limiting the number of nuclear weapons that each country kept. Two SALT Treaties (=official agreements) were signed: SALT I (1972) and SALT II (1979). Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as ammonium (NH4). Typically, an acid and a base react to form a salt and water. Most inorganic salts ionize (see:
ion) in water solution. Sodium chloride common table salt is the most familiar salt; sodium bicarbonate (bicarbonate of soda), silver nitrate, and calcium carbonate are others. Great Salt Lake salt dome Salt Lake City Salt River table salt.
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