English noun: salt |
1. | salt (substance) a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acetate, acrylate, alkali, ammonium chloride, arsenate, benzoate, bichromate, bile salt, borate, borosilicate, calcium chloride, calcium lactate, calcium octadecanoate, calcium stearate, calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate, carbamate, carbonate, chlorate, chromate, chrome alum, citrate, cream of tartar, cyanide, dibasic salt, dichromate, double salt, ethanoate, ferricyanide, ferrocyanide, fluoroboride, fluosilicate, fulminate, Glauber's salt, Glauber's salts, glutamate, halide, hypochlorite, inorganic phosphate, isocyanate, lactate, manganate, microcosmic salt, orthophosphate, oxalacetate, oxalate, oxaloacetate, perchlorate, permanganate, phosphate, polyphosphate, potassium bitartrate, potassium bromide, potassium chlorate, potassium dichromate, potassium hydrogen tartrate, propenoate, pyrophosphate, sal ammoniac, sal soda, salicylate, silicate, soda, soda ash, sodium bichromate, sodium carbonate, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium chlorate, sodium dichromate, sodium fluoride, sulfate, sulfonate, sulphate, tartar, tartrate, thiocyanate, tungstate, urate, vanadate, washing soda, xanthate |
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2. | salt (food) white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food |
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| Synonyms | common salt, table salt |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning |
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3. | SALT (communication) negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
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| Synonyms | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
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| Instance hypernym | diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations |
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4. | salt (cognition) the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth |
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| Synonyms | salinity, saltiness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation |
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English verb: salt |
1. | salt (perception) add salt to |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flavor, flavour, season |
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| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation |
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2. | salt (contact) sprinkle as if with salt |
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| Samples | The rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | splash, splosh, sprinkle |
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3. | salt (change) add zest or liveliness to |
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| Samples | She salts her lectures with jokes.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | spice, spice up |
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4. | salt (change) preserve with salt |
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| Samples | People used to salt meats on ships.
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| Examples | The chefs salt the vegetables |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | keep, preserve |
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| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation |
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