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Persian, Hindi and Urdu for “Salt”

noun 1. a crystalline solid, chiefly sodium chloride, used in granulated form as a SEASONING and PRESERVATIVE. 2. An INGREDIENT that gives FLAVOR and ZEST. 3. Sharp, lively WIT.

adjective 1. Containing or filled with salt. 2. Having a salty taste or smell. 3. Preserved in salt. 4. Humorous, lighthearted, funny, witty, charming. 4. Piquant (AGREEABLY STIMULATING to the palate; engagingly PROVOCATIVE).

verb. 1. To add, treat, season, or sprinkle with salt. 2. To cure or preserve by treating with salt or a salt solution. 3. To add zest or LIVELINESS to: salt a lecture with anecdotes.

idiom 1. Salt of the earth: a person or group considered as the best or NOBLEST PART OF SOCIETY; Dependable, steadfast. 2. Worth (one’s) salt: EFFICIENT and CAPABLE. 3. (Take) with a grain of salt: Use common sense, reserve, skepticism.



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