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Meaning
Noun
●
A common
substance
,
chemically
consisting
mainly
of
sodium chloride
(NaCl), used
extensively
as a
condiment
and preservative.
●
In Chemistry:
One of the
compounds
formed
from the
reaction
of an
acid
with a
base
, where
a positive
ion
replaces
a
hydrogen
of the
acid
.
●
A
salt marsh
, a
saline
marsh
at the
shore
of a sea.
●
A
sailor
(also
old
salt).
●
In Cryptography:
Randomly
chosen
bytes
added
to a
plaintext
message
prior to
encrypting
or
hashing
it, in order to
render
brute-force
decryption
more difficult.
●
A person who
seeks
employment
at a company in order to (once
employed
by it) help
unionize
it.
●
Flavour;
taste
; seasoning.
●
Piquancy;
wit
; sense.
●
A
dish
for
salt
at table
; a
salt
cellar.
●
Epsom
salts
or other
salt
used as a medicine.
●
Skepticism and common sense.
●
Tears;
indignation
;
outrage
; arguing.
●
In British English:
The money
demanded
by Eton
schoolboys
during the montem.
●
One who
joins
a
workplace
for the
purpose
of
unionizing
it.
●
A
bounding
; a
leaping
; a prance.
Adj
●
Salty; salted.
●
Saline.
●
Related to
salt
deposits
,
excavation
,
processing
or use.
●
Bitter;
sharp
; pungent.
●
Salacious;
lecherous
;
lustful
; (of
animals
) in heat.
●
Costly; expensive.
Verb
●
To
add
salt
to.
●
To
deposit
salt
as a
saline
solution.
●
In Nautical:
To
fill
with
salt
between the
timbers
and
planks
for the
preservation
of the timber.
●
In Mining:
To
insert
or
inject
something into an
object
to give it
properties
it would not
naturally
have.
To
blast
metal
into (as a
portion
of a
mine
) in order to cause to
appear
to be a
productive
seam.
●
In Archaeology:
To
insert
or
inject
something into an
object
to give it
properties
it would not
naturally
have.
To
add
bogus
evidence
to an
archaeological
site.
●
To
insert
or
inject
something into an
object
to give it
properties
it would not
naturally
have.
To
add
certain
chemical elements
to (a
nuclear
or
conventional weapon
) so that it
generates
more radiation.
●
To
sprinkle
throughout.
●
In Cryptography:
To
add
filler
bytes
before
encrypting
, in order to make
brute-force
decryption
more resource-intensive.
●
In Military:
To
render
a
thing
useless.
To
sow
with
salt
(of
land
),
symbolizing
a
curse
on its re-inhabitation.
●
In Wiki:
To
render
a
thing
useless.
To
lock
a
page
title
so it cannot be created.
Name
●
Initialism of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
●
A
village
in Staffordshire, England.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
salt
English
sealt
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Desalt
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Sodium
Water
Brine
Seasoning
Sugar
Garlic
Oil
Sulfate
Powder
Chloride
Milk
Iodine
Potassium
Pepper
Heat
Acid
Sulphate
Ice
Liquid
Chlorine
Saline
Calcium
Seawater
Vinegar
Nitrate
Phosphate
Lime
Metal
Turmeric
Food
Starch
Bread
Soap
Copper
Magnesium
Alcohol
Iron
Juice
Nacl
Chemical
Sulfur
Mineral
Solute
Flour
Protein
Carbonate
Rice
Moisture
Meat
Gas
Soil
Broth
Bleach
Butter
Sodium Chloride
Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
Soy Sauce
Baking Soda
Black Pepper
Lime Juice
Cayenne Pepper
Sodium Hydroxide
Brown Sugar
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Rhymes
Salt
Jolt
Bolt
Poult
Vault
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