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| biscuit |
the British word for a small, thin, crisp, plain or salty cake. "Biscuit" often has the same meaning as "cracker." [1/3 definitions] |
| bitter |
having a sharp, bad taste that is neither sour nor salty. [1/3 definitions] |
| brackish |
somewhat salty; briny. [1/2 definitions] |
| briny |
of or like brine or salt water; very salty. [1/2 definitions] |
| fresh |
not salty. [1/7 definitions] |
| freshwater |
of or having to do with water that is not salty. [2 definitions] |
| fresh water |
water that is not salty. |
| Lake Baikal |
a large lake located in the part of Russia that is in Asia. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and also contains the most water. It is a freshwater lake, which means that the water is not salty. |
| Lake Maracaibo |
a large bay in northwestern Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo is called a "lake," but its water is salty, and it is connected to the Caribbean Sea by a narrow strait. |
| miso |
a salty soybean paste, used esp. in Japanese cuisine. |
| salami |
a spicy, salty sausage, originally from Italy, that is usu. made with beef or pork. |
| salina |
a salty marsh, spring, lake, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| saltwort |
any of several related plants native to Europe and Asia that grow on salty soil or beaches, esp. Russian thistle. |
| savory1 |
not sweet; piquant or salty. [1/4 definitions] |
| solar pond |
a pond with a top layer of fresh water and a bottom layer of dense hot salty water, used to trap solar energy for use in heating or to generate electricity. |
| sour |
the taste sensation produced by something tart or acid; one of the four basic tastes, along with bitter, salty, and sweet. [1/10 definitions] |
| soy sauce |
a thin, dark, salty sauce made from fermented soybeans and used esp. in Chinese and Japanese cooking. |
| sweat |
to give off a salty fluid from the skin pores to cool the body. [1/5 definitions] |
| sweet |
having a taste like that of sugar or honey; not bitter, salty, or sour. [1/7 definitions] |
| taste bud |
one of the bumps on the surface of the tongue that form the sense organ of taste. The taste buds sense whether something is sweet, sour, salty, or bitter. |
| tear1 |
a drop of salty liquid that comes from the eye. Tears clean the eye and keep it wet. [1/2 definitions] |
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