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Definitions for Salts

[1] a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
[2] table salt mixed with a particular herb or seasoning for which it is named: garlic salt; celery salt.
[3] Chemistry . any of a class of compounds formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of an acid with elements or groups, which are composed of anions and cations, and which usually ionize in solution; a product formed by the neutralization of an acid by a base.
[4] salts, any of various salts used as purgatives, as Epsom salts.
[5] an element that gives liveliness, piquancy, or pungency: Anecdotes are the salt of his narrative.
[6] wit; pungency.
[7] a small, usually open dish, as of silver or glass, used on the table for holding salt.
[8] Informal . a sailor, especially an old or experienced one: He's an old salt who'll be happy to tell you about his years at sea.
[9] to season with salt.
[10] to cure, preserve, or treat with salt.
[11] to furnish with salt: to salt cattle.
[12] to treat with common salt or with any chemical salt.
[13] to spread salt, especially rock salt, on so as to melt snow or ice: The highway department salted the roads after the storm.
[14] to introduce rich ore or other valuable matter fraudulently into (a mine, the ground, a mineral sample, etc.) to create a false impression of value.
[15] to add interest or excitement to: a novel salted with witty dialogue.
[16] containing salt; having the taste of salt: salt water.
[17] cured or preserved with salt: salt cod.
[18] inundated by or growing in salt water: salt marsh.
[19] producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not sweet, sour, or bitter.
[20] pungent or sharp: salt speech.
[21] salt away , Also salt down . to preserve by adding quantities of salt to, as meat. Informal . to keep in reserve; store away; save: to salt away most of one's earnings.
[22] salt out , to separate (a dissolved substance) from a solution by the addition of a salt, especially common salt.
[23] rub salt in /into someone's wounds , to make someone's bad situation even worse.
[24] with a grain /pinch of salt , with reserve or allowance; with an attitude of skepticism: Diplomats took the reports of an impending crisis with a grain of salt.
[25] worth one's salt , deserving of one's wages or salary: We couldn't find an assistant worth her salt.
[26] Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
[27] med any of various mineral salts, such as magnesium sulphate or sodium sulphate, for use as a cathartic
[28] short for smelling salts
[29] like a dose of salts informal very fast
[30] Strategic Arms Limitation Talks or Treaty
[31] a white powder or colourless crystalline solid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride and used for seasoning and preserving food
[32] (modifier) preserved in, flooded with, containing, or growing in salt or salty water salt pork ; salt marshes
[33] chem any of a class of usually crystalline solid compounds that are formed from, or can be regarded as formed from, an acid and a base by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms in the acid molecules by positive ions from the base
[34] liveliness or pungency his wit added salt to the discussion
[35] dry or laconic wit
[36] a sailor, esp one who is old and experienced
[37] short for saltcellar
[38] rub salt into someone's wounds to make someone's pain, shame, etc, even worse
[39] salt of the earth a person or group of people regarded as the finest of their kind
[40] with a grain of salt or with a pinch of salt with reservations; sceptically
[41] worth one's salt efficient; worthy of one's pay
[42] to season or preserve with salt
[43] to scatter salt over (an icy road, path, etc) to melt the ice
[44] to add zest to
[45] (often foll by down or away ) to preserve or cure with salt or saline solution
[46] chem to treat with common salt or other chemical salt
[47] to provide (cattle, etc) with salt
[48] to give a false appearance of value to, esp to introduce valuable ore fraudulently into (a mine, sample, etc)
[49] not sour, sweet, or bitter; salty
[50] obsolete rank or lascivious (esp in the phrase a salt wit )

Words related to Salts

saltflavoring, spice, zest, taste, alkali, savor, brine, flavor, condiment, relish

Words nearby Salts

alpingotomy, salpinx, salsa, salsa verde, salsify, salt, salt away, salt bath, salt cake, salt cedar, salt chuck

Origin of Salts

1before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English sealt; cognate with German Salz, Old Norse, Gothic salt; akin to Latin sāl, Greek háls (see halo-); (v.) Middle English salten, Old English s(e)altan; compare Old High German salzan, Old Norse salta, Dutch zouten; see salary

Other words from Salts

salt·like , adjective

Word origin for Salts

Old English sealt; related to Old Norse, Gothic salt, German Salz, Lettish sāls, Latin sāl, Greek hals

Synonyms for Salts

flavoring, spice, alkali, brine, condiment, flavor, relish, savor, taste, zest, sodium chloride