Attic salt |
(often l.c.) sharp wit, skillfully phrased; Attic wit. |
celery salt |
a seasoning that consists of ground celery seed and salt. |
iodized salt |
ordinary table salt combined with a small amount of sodium or potassium iodide. |
pepper-and-salt |
composed of or speckled with a mixture of black and white. |
Rochelle salt |
a colorless, saltlike, crystalline compound used in silvering mirrors, in making baking powders, as a laxative, and in electronics. |
rock salt |
common salt in solid form, occurring in large irregular rocklike masses; natural sodium chloride. |
salt cake |
impure sodium sulfate, used in the manufacture of paper pulps, soaps, detergents, dyes, and ceramic glazes. |
salt dome |
a domelike structure produced in geologic strata by the intrusion of salt, often indicative of oil or gas deposits. |
salt grass |
any of various grasses that grow in salt marshes or alkaline soil. |
Salt Lake City |
the capital of Utah. |
salt lick |
a natural deposit of salt that animals lick to obtain sodium. |
salt marsh |
lowlands near and often flooded by sea water. |
salt pork |
pork fat with little meat that is taken from the back, sides, or belly of a pig and cured in salt. |
salt water |
water to which salt has been added. [2 definitions] |
salt-and-pepper |
flecked black and white, as hair or cloth. |
salt-box |
a style of American house that has two stories in the front and a roof that slopes down over one rear story. |
table salt |
edible, refined salt derived from underground deposits, typically used as a flavor enhancer for food. |
the salt of the earth |
a very good-hearted and decent person or group of people. |
with a grain of salt |
with some doubt. |
worth one's salt |
deserving of the wages one receives; competent. |