American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A colorless or white crystalline solid, chiefly
sodium chloride, used extensively in ground or granulated form
as a food seasoning and preservative. Also called common salt,
table salt. - n. A chemical compound formed by replacing all or
part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or
electropositive radicals. - n. Any of various mineral salts used
as laxatives or cathartics. - n. Smelling salts. - n. Epsom
salts. Often used in the plural. - n. An element that gives
flavor or zest. - n. Sharp lively wit. - n. Informal A sailor,
especially when old or experienced. - n. A saltcellar. - adj.
Containing or filled with salt: a salt spray; salt tears. - adj.
Having a salty taste or smell: breathed the salt air. - adj.
Preserved in salt or a salt solution: salt mackerel. - adj.
Flooded with seawater. - adj. Found in or near such a flooded
area: salt grasses. - v. To add, treat, season, or sprinkle with
salt. - v. To cure or preserve b