SALTY


Meaning of SALTY in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

salty

He was conscious of the salty taste of his own blood.

sweet/spicy/bitter/salty etc

The flavor was like peaches, but not as sweet.

taste sweet/bitter/sour/salty

He handed me some black stuff which tasted bitter.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

too

The main drawback to many of these products is that they tend to be too salty , especially for reductions.

■ NOUN

taste

Then he tasted the richer salty taste of blood, where the cut on her mouth had opened up.

He was conscious of the rush of warm fluid down on to his lips, and the salty taste of his own blood.

A fairly attractive loaf; has a good, nutty, cooked aroma and slightly salty taste .

The pole was impregnated with a preservative that had a salty taste .

Cooked aroma with a slightly salty taste .

water

An array of long thin fingers of salty water descends, interspersed with a similar array of rising fresh water.

It must then be recharged by soaking in salty water .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

She's a surprisingly salty lady.

The french fries were too salty for me.

The soup is a little too salty .

This wine would be excellent with a salty dish such as ham.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Brine shrimp thrive naturally, it is reported, in water so salty that few other forms of life exist there.

Commercial sauerkraut is very salty so there is no additional salt in the recipe.

Did you have a salty meal and therefore drink more?

He cut two thick slices of bread and spread yellow, salty butter over each one.

However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread, desiccated coconut or salty food.

Infants show pleasure as sweetness is increased and displeasure with slightly salty , acidic, or bitter liquids.

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