[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
      1913 webster

            though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
            . we have some salt of our youth in us. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, attic salt.
      1913 webster

   4. a dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
      1913 webster

            i out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
            of silver salts.                      --pepys.
      1913 webster

   5. a sailor; -- usually qualified by old. colloq.
      1913 webster

            around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
            and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --hawthorne.
      1913 webster

   6. 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   7. 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.
      1913 webster

            ye are the salt of the earth.         --matt. v. 13.
      1913 webster

   8. pl. any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
      especially epsom salts, rochelle salt, or glauber's salt.
      1913 webster

   9. pl. marshes flooded by the tide. prov. eng.
      1913 webster

   above the salt, below the salt, phrases which have
      survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
      of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
      table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
      of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
      and poor relations. see saltfoot.
      1913 webster

            his fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
            beneath him in clothes. he never drinks below the
            salt.                                 --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

   acid salt chem.
      a a salt derived from an acid which has several
          replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
          exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
          acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
      b a salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
          an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
          composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
          an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
          a neutral salt.

   alkaline salt chem., a salt which gives an alkaline
      reaction, as sodium carbonate.

   amphid salt old chem., a salt of the oxy type, formerly
      regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
      oxide. obsolescent

   basic salt chem.
      a a salt which contains more of the basic constituent
          than is required to neutralize the acid.
      b an alkaline salt.

   binary salt chem., a salt of the oxy type conveniently
      regarded as composed of two ingredients analogously to a
      haloid salt, viz., a metal and an acid radical.

   double salt chem., a salt regarded as formed by the union
      of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
      sulphate. see under double.

   epsom salts. see in the vocabulary.

   essential salt old chem., a salt obtained by
      crystallizing plant juices.

   ethereal salt. chem. see under ethereal.

   glauber's salt or glauber's salts. see in vocabulary.

   haloid salt chem., a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
      sodium chloride.

   microcosmic salt. chem.. see under microcosmic.

   neutral salt. chem.
      a a salt in which the acid and base in theory
          neutralize each other.
      b a salt which gives a neutral reaction.

   oxy salt chem., a salt derived from an oxygen acid.

   per salt old chem., a salt supposed to be derived from a
      peroxide base or analogous compound. obs.

   permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on
      exposure to the air.

   proto salt chem., a salt derived from a protoxide base or
      analogous compound.

   rochelle salt. see under rochelle.

   salt of amber old chem., succinic acid.

   salt of colcothar old chem., green vitriol, or sulphate
      of iron.

   salt of hartshorn. old chem.
      a sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
      b ammonium carbonate. cf. spirit of hartshorn, under
          hartshorn.

   salt of lemons. chem. see salt of sorrel, below.

   salt of saturn old chem., sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
      the alchemical name of lead being saturn.

   salt of seignette. same as rochelle salt.

   salt of soda old chem., sodium carbonate.

   salt of sorrel old chem., acid potassium oxalate, or
      potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
      -- so called because found in the sorrel, or oxalis. also
      sometimes inaccurately called salt of lemon.

   salt of tartar old chem., potassium carbonate; -- so
      called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
      or potassium tartrate. obs.

   salt of venus old chem., blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
      -- the alchemical name of copper being venus.

   salt of wisdom. see alembroth.

   sedative salt old med. chem., boric acid.

   sesqui salt chem., a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
      or analogous compound.

   spirit of salt. chem. see under spirit.

   sulpho salt chem., a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
      containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
      1913 webster
see also:
sal salad salary saline sauce sausage 
above the salt below the salt saltfoot acid salt alkaline salt 
amphid salt basic salt binary salt double salt double 
epsom salts essential salt ethereal salt ethereal glauber's salt 
glauber's salts haloid salt microcosmic salt microcosmic neutral salt 
oxy salt per salt permanent salt proto salt rochelle salt 
rochelle salt of amber salt of colcothar salt of hartshorn spirit of hartshorn 
hartshorn salt of lemons salt of sorrel salt of saturn salt of seignette 
salt of soda salt of lemon salt of tartar salt of venus salt of wisdom 
alembroth sedative salt sesqui salt spirit of salt spirit 
sulpho salt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, v. t. imp.  p. p. salted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   salting.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a
      ship, for the preservation of the timber.
      1913 webster

   to salt a mine, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in
      order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. cant

   to salt away, to salt down, to prepare with, or pack in,
      salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence,
      colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.
      1913 webster
see also:
salted salting to salt a mine to salt away to salt down 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, a. compar. salter; superl. saltest. as.
   sealt, salt. see salt, n.
   1. of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt;
      prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted;
      as, salt beef; salt water. "salt tears." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt
      marsh; salt grass.
      1913 webster

   3. fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent.
      1913 webster

            i have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. --shak.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster

   salt acid chem., hydrochloric acid.

   salt block, an apparatus for evaporating brine; a salt
      factory. --knight.

   salt bottom, a flat piece of ground covered with saline
      efflorescences. western u.s. --bartlett.

   salt cake chem., the white caked mass, consisting of
      sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the
      first stage in the manufacture of soda, according to
      leblanc's process.

   salt fish.
      a salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar
          fishes that have been salted and dried for food.
      b a marine fish.

   salt garden, an arrangement for the natural evaporation of
      sea water for the production of salt, employing large
      shallow basins excavated near the seashore.

   salt gauge, an instrument used to test the strength of
      brine; a salimeter.

   salt horse, salted beef. slang

   salt junk, hard salt beef for use at sea. slang

   salt lick. see lick, n.

   salt marsh, grass land subject to the overflow of salt
      water.

   salt-marsh caterpillar zool., an american bombycid moth
      spilosoma acraea which is very destructive to the
      salt-marsh grasses and to other crops. called also woolly
      bear. see illust. under moth, pupa, and woolly
      bear, under woolly.

   salt-marsh fleabane bot., a strong-scented composite herb
      pluchea camphorata with rayless purplish heads,
      growing in salt marshes.

   salt-marsh hen zool., the clapper rail. see under rail.
      

   salt-marsh terrapin zool., the diamond-back.

   salt mine, a mine where rock salt is obtained.

   salt pan.
      a a large pan used for making salt by evaporation; also,
          a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is
          evaporated by the heat of the sun.
      b pl. salt works.

   salt pit, a pit where salt is obtained or made.

   salt rising, a kind of yeast in which common salt is a
      principal ingredient. u.s.

   salt raker, one who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or
      inclosures from the sea.

   salt sedative chem., boracic acid. obs.

   salt spring, a spring of salt water.

   salt tree bot., a small leguminous tree halimodendron
      argenteum growing in the salt plains of the caspian
      region and in siberia.

   salt water, water impregnated with salt, as that of the
      ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also,
      tears.
      1913 webster

            mine eyes are full of tears, i can not see;
            and yet salt water blinds them not so much
            but they can see a sort of traitors here. --shak.
      1913 webster

   salt-water sailor, an ocean mariner.

   salt-water tailor. zool. see bluefish.
      1913 webster
see also:
salter saltest salt salt acid salt block salt bottom 
salt cake salt fish salt garden salt gauge salt horse 
salt junk salt lick lick salt marsh salt-marsh caterpillar 
spilosoma acraea woolly bear moth pupa woolly bear 
woolly salt-marsh fleabane pluchea camphorata salt-marsh hen rail 
salt-marsh terrapin salt mine salt pan salt pit salt rising 
salt raker salt sedative salt spring salt tree halimodendron argenteum 
salt water salt-water sailor salt-water tailor bluefish 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, v. i.
   to deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to
   salt.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, n. l. saltus, fr. salire to leap.
   the act of leaping or jumping; a leap. obs. --b. jonson.
   1913 webster

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

salt
     adj 1: containing or filled with salt; "salt water" ant: fresh
     2: of speech that is painful or bitter; "salt scorn"-
        shakespeare; "a salt apology"
     3: one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of
        sea water syn: salty
     n 1: a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a
          metal or a radical that acts like a metal
     2: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to
        season and preserve food syn: table salt, common salt
     3: 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
        syn: strategic arms limitation talks
     4: the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth syn:
         saltiness, salinity
     v 1: add salt to
     2: sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields
        with mines and traps"
     3: add zest or liveliness to; "she salts her lectures with
        jokes"
     4: preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"
see also:
fresh salty table salt common salt strategic arms limitation talks saltiness 
salinity 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

327 moby thesaurus words for "salt":
   ab, ancient mariner, argonaut, attic, atticism, dylan,
   flying dutchman, neptune, od, poseidon, tabasco, varuna,
   worcestershire sauce, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, accumulate,
   adulterate, aftertaste, agile wit, alimentation, alimony, allspice,
   amass, anchovies, angelica, anhydrate, applesauce, basil,
   bell pepper, bite, biting, bitter, black humor, black pepper,
   blast-freeze, bluejacket, borage, brackish, brackishness, bread,
   brilliant, brine, brininess, briny, buccaneer, burlesque, burnet,
   caper, capsicum, caraway seeds, cardamom, caricature, catsup,
   cautiously, celery salt, chervil, chili, chili sauce,
   chili vinegar, chives, chutney, cinnamon, clever, cloves, comedy,
   condiments, cook, coriander, corn, cranberry sauce, cubeb, cumin,
   cure, cured, curry, dahl sauce, deep-sea man, dehydrate, desiccate,
   dill, dillseed, doctor, doctor accounts, doubtfully, droll, dry,
   dry wit, dry-cure, dry-salt, duck sauce, embalm, embalming fluid,
   esprit, evaporate, facetious, fagara, fair-weather sailor, fake,
   farce, fennel, file, fisherman, five spice powder, flavor,
   formaldehyde, freeze, freeze-dry, fume, funny, garble accounts,
   garlic, garlic butter, garlic powder, garlic salt, ginger,
   green pepper, gust, hearty, hedge garlic, hoard, horseradish,
   humor, humorous, humorsome, hyssop, irony, irradiate, jack,
   jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, jerk, jesting, jocose, jocular,
   joking, joky, joshing, juggle, keen, keen-witted, keep, kipper,
   lampoon, leek, limey, livelihood, liveliness, load, lobsterman,
   mace, maintenance, manipulate, marinade, marinate, mariner,
   marjoram, matelot, mayonnaise, mint, mordant, mummify, mustard,
   navigator, nimble wit, nimble-witted, nutmeg, old campaigner,
   old hand, old pro, old salt, old sea dog, old-timer, onion,
   onion salt, oregano, pack, palate, paprika, parody, parsley, pep,
   pepper, peppercorn, peppermint, piccalilli, pickle, pickled,
   pile up, pimento, pimpernel, piquancy, pirate, plant, pleasantry,
   poignancy, pointed, potherb, preservative, preservative medium,
   preservatize, preserve, pretty wit, privateer, punch, pungency,
   pungent, quick wit, quick-freeze, quick-witted, radish,
   rapier-like, ready wit, red pepper, refrigerate, relish,
   reservedly, retouch, rig, saffron, sage, sailor, salad dressing,
   saline, salinity, salt away, salted, saltiness, saltish, salty,
   sapidity, sapor, sarcasm, satire, sauce, sauce-alone, save up,
   savor, savor of wit, savoriness, savory, sceptically,
   scintillating, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman,
   season, seasoned salt, seasoned veteran, seasoning, sesame oil,
   sesame seeds, shallot, sharp, shellback, shipman, slapstick,
   slapstick humor, smack, smart, smoke, smoke-cure, sock away,
   sodium chloride, sophisticate, sour, souse, soused, soy, soy sauce,
   sparkling, spice, spiciness, sprightly, squib, squirrel away,
   stack, star anise, stockpile, stomach, store up, stuff,
   subsistence, subtle wit, support, surcharge, suspiciously,
   sustenance, sweet, tamper with, tang, tar, tarpaulin, tarragon,
   tartar sauce, taste, thyme, tomato paste, tongue, tooth, travesty,
   turmeric, vanilla, vet, veteran, vigor, viking, vinegar,
   visual humor, vitality, war-horse, warily, water dog, whaler,
   whimsical, white pepper, windjammer, windsailor, wit,
   with qualifications, with reservations, witty, zest, zing, zip

[8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

salt
     script application language for telix
     
     

[9] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

salt
     suse advanced linux technology suse, linux
     
     

[10] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

salt n. a tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much
   regularity would be undesirable; a data frob sense 1. for example,
   the unix crypt3 man page mentions that "the salt string is used to
   perturb the des algorithm in one of 4096 different ways."


see also:
frob 

[11] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

salt
     
        a tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much
        regularity would be undesirable; a data frob sense 1.  for
        example, the unix crypt3 manual page mentions that "the salt
        string is used to perturb the des algorithm in one of 4096
        different ways."
     
     
see also:
frob 

[12] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

salt
     
        1. symbolic assembly language trainer.  assembly-like language
        implemented in basic by kevin stock, now at encore in france.
     
        2. sam and lincoln threaded language.  a threaded extensible
        variant of basic.  "salt", s.d. fenster et al, byte jun 1985
        p.147.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
jargon file 

[13] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

salt
   used to season food job 6:6, and mixed with the fodder of
   cattle isa. 30:24, "clean;" in marg. of r.v. "salted". all
   meat-offerings were seasoned with salt lev. 2:13. to eat salt
   with one is to partake of his hospitality, to derive subsistence
   from him; and hence he who did so was bound to look after his
   host's interests ezra 4:14, "we have maintenance from the
   king's palace;" a.v. marg., "we are salted with the salt of the
   palace;" r.v., "we eat the salt of the palace".
   
     a "covenant of salt" num. 18:19; 2 chr. 13:5 was a covenant
   of perpetual obligation. new-born children were rubbed with salt
   ezek. 16:4. disciples are likened unto salt, with reference to
   its cleansing and preserving uses matt. 5:13. when abimelech
   took the city of shechem, he sowed the place with salt, that it
   might always remain a barren soil judg. 9:45. sir lyon
   playfair argues, on scientific grounds, that under the generic
   name of "salt," in certain passages, we are to understand
   petroleum or its residue asphalt. thus in gen. 19:26 he would
   read "pillar of asphalt;" and in matt. 5:13, instead of "salt,"
   "petroleum," which loses its essence by exposure, as salt does
   not, and becomes asphalt, with which pavements were made.
   
     the jebel usdum, to the south of the dead sea, is a mountain
   of rock salt about 7 miles long and from 2 to 3 miles wide and
   some hundreds of feet high.
   

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Salt Lick >> S Words
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Salt Marsh >> S Words
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Salt Tree >> S Words
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Salt Water >> S Words
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Salt Pork >> S Words
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Salt Flat >> S Words
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Rochelle Salt >> R Words
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Prunella Salt >> P Words
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Rock Salt >> R Words
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