sprinkle+with+salt

  • 1salt — [sôlt] n. [ME < OE sealt, akin to Ger salz < IE base * sal , salt > L sal, Gr hāls, salt, Sans salila, salty] 1. sodium chloride, NaCl, a white, crystalline substance with a characteristic taste, found in natural beds, in sea water, etc …

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  • 2salt — ► NOUN 1) (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food. 2) Chemistry any compound formed by the reaction of an acid with a base, with… …

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  • 3Salt — Salt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salting}.] 1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4sprinkle — verb ADVERB ▪ lightly ▪ evenly ▪ liberally (often figurative) ▪ The screenplay is liberally sprinkled with jokes. PREPOSITION …

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  • 5salt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, Latin sal salt, Greek hals salt, sea Date: before 12th century 1. a. a crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium… …

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  • 6sprinkle — sprin|kle1 [ˈsprıŋkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprenkelen] 1.) [T] to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something sprinkle sth with sth ▪ Sprinkle the top with cheese. sprinkle sth on/over sth ▪ I… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7salt — [sɔ:lt, sɒlt] noun 1》 (also common salt) sodium chloride, a white crystalline substance which gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.     ↘literary something which adds freshness or piquancy. 2》… …

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  • 8sprinkle — 1 verb 1 (T) to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something: sprinkle sth on/over sth: She sprinkled perfume on the pillow. | sprinkle sth with sth: Sprinkle the pasta with cheese. 2 be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9sprinkle — [[t]sprɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] sprinkles, sprinkling, sprinkled 1) VERB If you sprinkle a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. [V n with n] Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan... [V n with… …

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  • 10sprinkle —   1. Scatter. Pīpī, pīpī wai, pī, pī wai, pī kai, pī kai ōlena, kāpīpī, kūpīpī, ho okelekele; kaiehu (as poi being pounded); with salt, kāpī, kāpīpī, kōpī, kōpīpī, kāhunahuna.   2. Rain. Ua kilikili, ua kilikilihune …

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