salt

salt is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /sɑlt/
• (UK) IPA: /sɒlt/
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Noun

Singular salt

Plural salts

salt, pepper & sugar

1. (uncountable) Salt is a white powder. It has no odor (smell). It looks like sugar, but it tastes salty. The ocean also tastes salty because it has salt in it. Salt is made from sodium and chlorine (Chemical formula: NaCl).

   I added salt to my food.

Verb

Plain form salt

Third-person singular salts

Past tense salted

Past participle salted

Present participle salting

1. (transitive) When you salt something, you add salt to it.

   Please help me salt the fish for tonight's dinner.