English Words Starting With S

• salt shaker

  nounB1
  /ˈsɒlt ˌʃeɪ.kər/A small container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling salt onto food.
• salt spoon

  nounLow
  /ˈsɒlt ˌspuːn/A small spoon used for serving salt, typically part of a set of tableware.
• salt stick

  nounLow
  /sɔːlt stɪk/A baked snack in the form of a stick, typically coated with salt, similar to a breadstick or pretzel stick.
• salt tree

  nounLow
  /sɒlt triː/A tree or shrub of the genus Haloxylon, adapted to grow in salty or arid conditions.
• salt water

  nounB2
  /ˌsɒlt ˈwɔːtə/Water that contains a significant amount of dissolved salts, especially sodium chloride, typically referring to seawater.
• salt well

  nounLow (C1/C2)
  /ˈsɒlt ˌwel/A well from which salt water is extracted, typically for the purpose of evaporating the water to produce salt.
• salt-box

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈsɔːlt bɒks/A simple box, typically wooden, with a slanted lid, used for storing salt.
• salt-marsh caterpillar

  nounLow
  /ˌsɒlt mɑːʃ ˈkætəpɪlə/The larval stage of the salt-marsh moth (Estigmene acrea), a North American tiger moth species whose caterpillars are known for their distinctive hairy appearance and occasional agricultural pest behavior.
• salt-rising bread

  nounLow
  /ˌsɒlt ˈraɪz.ɪŋ ˌbred/A type of bread that relies on wild bacteria from the environment and a warm saltwater mixture for leavening, instead of commercial yeast or a sourdough starter.
• salta

  nounLow
  /ˈsæl.tə/The imperative or present tense form of the Spanish verb 'saltar' (to jump), sometimes appearing in English texts as a direct borrowing or proper noun (e.g., a place name).
• saltarello

  nounRare / Highly Specialised
  /ˌsæl.təˈrel.əʊ/A lively, leaping Italian dance popular from the 14th to 19th centuries, characterised by its triple time and quick, skipping steps.
• saltation

  nounC2/Technical
  /sɒlˈteɪ.ʃən/A sudden leap, jump, or transition; an abrupt movement from one state, place, or point to another.
• saltationism

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsælˈteɪ.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/The biological theory that evolution occurs primarily through sudden, major changes (saltations) rather than gradual, incremental steps.
• saltbox

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːltbɒks/A type of house with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, historically containing a box for storing salt.
• saltbush

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈsɔːltbʊʃ/A common name for various species of hardy, salt-tolerant shrubs (especially of the genus Atriplex) found in arid or saline environments.
• saltcellar

  nounLow (rare in everyday conversation; more common in historical/antique contexts)
  /ˈsɔːltˌsɛlə/A small container or dispenser for salt, typically for use at a dining table.
• saltchuck

  nounVery low
  /ˈsɒlttʃʌk/In Pacific Northwest regional English, a body of salt water, especially the sea or a specific part of the ocean.
• saltchucker

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsɔːltˌtʃʌk.ə/A term describing a person from or a vehicle licensed in Saskatchewan, Canada, due to the province's license plate slogan "Land of Living Skies" with a graphic of a wheat sheaf, which resembles a salt shaker.
• salteaux

  nounLow
  /sɔːlˈtəʊ/A member of the Salteaux people, a First Nations group part of the Ojibwe, primarily located in Canada.
• salten

  nounObsolete
  /ˈsɔːltən/To add salt to something; an archaic verb meaning to salt.

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