SALT

4 letters 4 Scrabble points /sɔlt/

Definition of SALT

noun

  1. A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.

  2. One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

  3. A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

verb

  1. To add salt to.

    "to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"

  2. To deposit salt as a saline solution.

    "The brine begins to salt."

  3. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

adjective

  1. Salty; salted.

    "salt beef;  salt tears"

  2. Saline.

    "a salt marsh;  salt grass"

  3. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.

    "The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S A L T
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 4 points

Anagrams of SALT

Words that use the same letters:

ALTS LAST LATS SLAT

Words Containing "SALT"

APLOBASALT ASSALTO BASALT BASALTES BASALTIC BASALTIFORM BASALTINE BASALTOID BASALTS BASALTWARE BISALT BISALTAE CASALTY CASSALTY DESALT DESALTED DESALTER DESALTERS DESALTING DESALTS

Words Starting with "SALT"

SALTA SALTANDO SALTANT SALTARELLA SALTARELLI SALTARELLO SALTARELLOS SALTARY SALTATE SALTATION SALTATIVENESS SALTATO SALTATOR SALTATORY SALTATORIA SALTATORIAL SALTATORIAN SALTATORIC SALTATORILY SALTATORIOUS

Words Ending with "SALT"

APLOBASALT BASALT BISALT DESALT HARDSALT HYALOBASALT HYDROSALT LEUCOBASALT OVERSALT OXYSALT PERSALT PHOTOSALT PROTOSALT PSEUDOSALT RESALT RHYOBASALT SESQUISALT SUBSALT SUPERSALT TRACHYBASALT