salt

/sɒlt/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

2

One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.

3

A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

4

A sailor (also old salt).

5

A sequence of random data added to plain text data (such as passwords or messages) prior to encryption or hashing, in order to make brute force decryption more difficult.

6

A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.

7

Flavour; taste; seasoning.

8

Piquancy; wit; sense.

9

A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.

10

Epsom salts or other salt used as a medicine.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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