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    [Noun]  | "salt" | \ ˈsȯlt \


    1: a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry —called also common salt

    2: a substance (such as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt

    3: a mineral or saline mixture (such as Epsom salts) used as an aperient or cathartic


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea;

    [Noun]  | "Epsom salts" 


    1: a bitter colorless or white crystalline salt MgSO4·7H2O that is a hydrated magnesium sulfate with cathartic properties


    Origin: 1828 ;

     Epsom, England;

    [Noun]  | "smelling salts" 


    1: a usually scented aromatic preparation of ammonium carbonate and ammonia water used as a stimulant and restorative


    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Noun]  | "bile salt" 


    1: a salt of bile acid; especially : one (such as taurocholic acid) formed in the liver from the combination of a bile acid (such as cholic acid) with the amino acid glycine or taurine

    2: a dry mixture of the salts of the bile of the ox that is used especially as a digestive aid in the breakdown and absorption of fats


    Origin: 1849 ;

    [Noun]  | "double salt" 


    1: a salt (such as an alum) yielding on hydrolysis two different cations or anions


    Origin: circa 1849 ;

    [Noun]  | "garlic salt" 


    1: a seasoning of ground dried garlic and salt


    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Noun]  | "Ro*chelle salt" | \ rō-ˈshel- \


    1: a crystalline salt KNaC4H4O6·4H2O that is a mild purgative


    Origin: 1712 ;

     La Rochelle, France;

    [Noun]  | "rock salt" 


    1: common salt occurring in solid form as a mineral; also : salt artificially prepared in large crystals or masses


    Origin: 1693 ;

    [Verb]  | "salt" 


    1: to treat, provide, or season with common salt

    2: to preserve (food) with salt or in brine

    3: to supply (an animal) with salt


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Plural noun]  | "bath salts" 


    1: a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater

    2: any of various synthetic illicit drugs with stimulant and sometimes hallucinogenic properties that are used (as by being injected or snorted) typically in the form of a white or brown crystalline powder


    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Noun]  | "salts" 


    1: one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel;


      * e.g., " ... an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea "



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    [Noun]  | "salt" 


    1: one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel;


      * e.g., " ... an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea "



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    [Verb]  | "salts" 


    1: to scatter or set here and there among other things;


      * e.g., " ... the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language "



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    [Verb]  | "salt" 


    1: to scatter or set here and there among other things;


      * e.g., " ... the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language "



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    [Verb]  | "salts away" 


    1: to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place;


      * e.g., " ... salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times "



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    [Verb]  | "salt away" 


    1: to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place;


      * e.g., " ... salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times "



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     [ "SALTS" ]

    1: SALTS - Smiled A Little Then Stopped

      * e.g.,  ... friend: *sends dead meme* 

     [ "salted" ]

    1: when pain is inflicted by means of insult, blackmail, or general embarassment. originated from when salt is sprinkled into a wound, causing further stinging and pain. later, gestures were added for effect, often consisting of rubbing fingers together over the victim's head to suggest gingerly applying a layer of salt for extra emphasis on "being served."

      * e.g.,  ... -your momma's so fat that when her beeper goes off, everyone thinks she's backin up 

     [ "no salt" ]

    1: Another way to say "don't be salty".

      * e.g.,  ... Jeff: Look at the new guy my ex is dating, he's so ugly. 

     [ "SALTS" ]

    1: Coined by comedian De Ray Davis meaning Smiled A Little Then Stopped. The modern man's answer to LOL or LMAO

      * e.g.,  ... (Text message) 

     [ "SALTS" ]

    1: Smile

      * e.g.,  ... Yo mom so fat she eats wheat thicks.... SALTS :) 


     [ "SALTS" ]

    2: A


     [ "SALTS" ]

    3: Little


     [ "SALTS" ]

    4: Then


     [ "SALTS" ]

    5: Stopped People have recently used this because no one really Laughs out loud or lmaoo they SMILE A LITTLE THEN STOP

     [ "SALTS" ]

    1: When someone says something funny, we say LOL which stands for Laugh out Loud. However, we are not really laughing, we smile a little then we stop, right? So SALTS = smile a little, then stop

      * e.g.,  ... Hey remember that time something really funny happened? It wasn't that funny, i just salts 

     [ "Salt" ]

    1: When someone you know fucks you over or pisses you off!

      * e.g.,  ... Damn I can't believe Rick man he gave me salt yesterday totally fucked me over Or * today I was talking to John and all he did was give me pure salt all day!* 

     [ "salted" ]

    1: When someone is insulted, embarassed, or made to look like a fool of some sort.

      * e.g.,  ... David Oh: Matt, you're such a fuckin' douchebag! 


     [ "salted" ]

    2: Originally "assaulted", but later reduced to a more convenient syllable count.

      * e.g.,  ... (Matt cries) 

     [ "SALTS" ]

    1: Acronym for Smiled A Little Then Stopped coined by DeRay Davis

      * e.g.,  ... I read your twitter joke.... SALTS... Smiled a little then stopped. 

     [ "salt" ]

    1:  noun - A labor organizer who obtains employment with a company for the sole purpose of unionizing the workers. verb - To obtain employment with a company for the sole purpose of unionizing the workers; to be a salt. (Also: salting).

      * e.g.,  ... Labor organizer speaking to other organizers: "We're trying to establish a union at Wal-Mart, but we can't approach the workers while they're on the job. We need someone to volunteer to be a salt." CEO speaking to Human Resources department: "You need to be vigilant when hiring, we're trying to avoid the employees unionizing and we don't want any salts agitating the workforce." 

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