Wordie: Salt

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(n): (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

(n): white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

(n): something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

(n): negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

(n): negotiation between nations

(n): the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

(n): the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

(v): add salt to

(v): lend flavor to

(v): sprinkle as if with salt

(v): cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

(v): add zest or liveliness to

(v): make more interesting or flavorful

(v): preserve with salt

(v): prevent (food) from rotting

(adj): (of speech) painful or bitter

(adj): vs. dull) -- (keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point

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8 months ago bilby said:

"Take one of my tears,
Throw it into the ocean
and watch the salt in the wounds
Of this earth and men begin to disappear."
- Hafiz, translation by Daniel Ladinsky.

10 months ago chained_bear said:

Captured at Yorktown, "50 bags salt, 50 bushels."

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