Bay salt () Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun |
Cat-salt (n.) A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine. |
Corbel-table (n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them |
salt () Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities |
Glauber's salt () Alt. of Glauber's salts |
Hair-salt (n.) A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers. |
Monsel's salt () A basic sulphate of iron |
Plane table () See under Plane, a. |
Salt (n.) The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles. |
Salt (n.) Hence, flavor |
Salt (n.) Hence, also, piquancy |
Salt (n.) A dish for salt at table |
Salt (n.) A sailor |
Salt (n.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base |
Salt (n.) Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error |
Salt (n.) Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt. |
Salt (n.) Marshes flooded by the tide. |
Salt (n.) Of or relating to salt |
Salt (n.) Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water |
Salt (n.) Fig.: Bitter |
Salt (n.) Fig.: Salacious |
Salt (v. t.) To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt |
Salt (v. t.) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber. |
Salt (v. i.) To deposit salt as a saline solution |
Salt (n.) The act of leaping or jumping |
Salt-green (a.) Sea-green in color. |
Salt rheum () A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema. |
Sea salt () Common salt, obtained from sea water by evaporation. |
Table (n.) A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board |
Table (n.) A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted |
Table (n.) a memorandum book. |
Table (n.) Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced. |
Table (n.) Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view |
Table (n.) A view of the contents of a work |
Table (n.) A list of substances and their properties |
Table (n.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc. |
Table (n.) The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand. |
Table (n.) An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working. |
Table (n.) Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of |
Table (n.) The company assembled round a table. |
Table (n.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium. |
Table (n.) A stringcourse which includes an offset |
Table (n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played. |
Table (n.) One of the divisions of a backgammon board |
Table (n.) The games of backgammon and of draughts. |
Table (n.) A circular plate of crown glass. |
Table (n.) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles. |
Table (n.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon |
Table (n.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. |
Table (v. t.) To form into a table or catalogue |
table game | a game that is played on a table |
table tennis Ping-Pong | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball |
treadmill salt mine | a job involving drudgery and confinement |
altar communion table Lord's table | the table in Christian churches where communion is given |
breakfast table | a table where breakfast is eaten |
card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
coffee table cocktail table | low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
conference table council table council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
console table console | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall |
diningoom table | diningoom furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
dining table board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten |
drafting table drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
dressing table dresser vanity toilet table | low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
gaming table | a table used for gambling, may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips |
gateleg table | a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs |
high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
kitchen table | a table in the kitchen |
napkin table napkin serviette | a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing |
operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
Parsons table | a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners, the top and the legs are the same width |
pedestal table | a table supported by a single central column |
pepper-and-salt | a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark |
pier table | a low table set below a pier glass |
pinball machine pin table | game equipment on which pinball is played, in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table |
plane table | surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod, used to sight and map topographical details |
pool table billiard table snooker table | game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played |
refectory table | a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles |
Round Table King Arthur's Round Table | (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights |
salt mine | a mine where salt is dug |
saltshaker salt shaker | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt |
secretary writing table escritoire secretaire | a desk used for writing |
service table service | tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
table | a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs, it was a sturdy table |
table | a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it, I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant |
table knife | a knife used for eating at dining table |
table lamp | a lamp that sits on a table |
table linen napery | linens for the dining table |
table mat hot pad | a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table |
table saw | a circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slot |
table-tennis table ping-pong table pingpong table | a table used for playing table tennis |
table-tennis racquet table-tennis bat pingpong paddle | paddle used to play table tennis |
tea table | a small table for serving afternoon tea |
tilt-top table tip-top table tip table | a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position |
trestle table | a table supported on trestles |
worktable work table | a table designed for a particular task |
salt saltiness salinity | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth |