Phrase Hound found 266 phrases and 132 compound words that contain salt. The most common are listed below. Open salt in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 266
- salt waterAny water containing dissolved salt; brine.
- salt lakeA landlocked body of water with a high concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals.
- salt-and-pepperHaving a color pattern resembling many small speckles of black and white.
- sea saltSalt prepared by evaporating seawater.
- salt marshA marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.
- Salt Lake CityThe capital city of Utah, United States, and the county seat of Salt Lake County.
- pinch of saltA small amount of salt.
- spirit of saltSynonym of hydrochloric acid: A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.
- table saltSodium chloride or a mineral product chiefly composed of it: the salt most commonly used to season food at table.
- below the saltCommon, vulgar; of low standing.
- salt mineAny mine used for the extraction of salt.
- rock saltThe mineral halite.
- salt panSynonym of salt flat: a natural dry lake or playa whose bed contains abundant salt.
- bread and saltA noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.
- above the saltOf high standing or honor.
- bath saltAny of several inorganic salts sometimes added to bathwater.
- road saltSalt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads. (Often rock salt or calcium chloride.)
- salt shakerA small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
- with a grain of saltWith a little common sense and skepticism.
- pepper-and-saltOf a feeling, intense, spirited, or vigorous.
- salt flatA dry lake or playa whose level bed contains abundant salt.
- Great Salt LakeA large saltwater lake in Utah, United States.
- salt of the earthA person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.
- salt cellarA small open container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table.
- Salt MarchA 24-day march in colonial India in 1930 to support the production of salt in seawater, against the British salt monopoly.
Compound words 132
- saltyTasting of salt.
- saltwaterAlternative form of salt water: Any water containing dissolved salt; brine.
- saltbushAny of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
- saltboxA box for keeping salt in.
- saltworksA place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
- SaltaireA village in West Yorkshire, England.
- saltlandAny land feature characterized by an abundance of salt, including salt flats, salt pans, or salt marshes.
- saltnessThe state or quality of being salt; saltiness.
- salthouseA salt processing facility.
- saltensalted; salty