salt

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. salinize; season; pickle, brine, drysalt, preserve, souse. See preservation, store.

- salt away

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Tasting of salt]

Syn. alkaline, saline, briny; see salty .

2. [Preserved with salt]

Syn. salted, brined, cured, pickled, corned, marinated, dilled, salt-pickled, preserved, soused*.

n.

1. [A common seasoning and preservative]

Syn. sodium chloride, common salt, table salt, savor, condiment, flavoring, spice, seasoning, sea salt, road salt.

Common types of flavoring salts include: garlic, sea, celery, onion, herb, barbecue, salad, seasoning, smoked, hickory smoked; salt substitute.

2. [A chemical compound].

Common chemical salts include: Epsom, Glauber's, Rochelle, mineral, smelling; saltpeter, sal ammoniac, salts of tartar, baking soda.

3. [Anything that provides savor]

Syn. relish, pungency, smartness; see humor 1 , wit 1 .

• below the salt,

Syn. disfavored, not in favor, not socially acceptable; see unpopular .

• not worth one's salt,

Syn. good-for-nothing, bad, worthless; see poor 2 .

• salt of the earth,

Syn. a good person, solid citizen, one of nature's noblemen*; see gentleman 1 , lady 2 .

• with a grain (or [m1]• pinch) of salt,

Syn. doubtingly, skeptically, cum grano salis (Latin); see suspiciously .

v.

1. [To flavor with salt]

Syn. season, make tasty, make piquant; see flavor .

2. [To scatter thickly]

Syn. pepper, strew, spread; see scatter 1 , 2 .

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship: jack (uppercase), jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer, seaman. Informal: tar. Slang: gob3. See SEA.