I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ mineral , rock , sea
▪ common , table
▪ kosher ( esp. AmE )
▪ celery , garlic
▪ acid , potassium , sodium
▪ soluble ~s
▪ bath ~s , Epsom ~s , liver ~s , smelling ~s
▪ bile ~s
… OF SALT
▪ grain
▪ pinch
VERB + SALT
▪ taste
▪
He could taste the ~ from the water in his mouth.
▪ add , put in , put on , season sth with , sprinkle (sth with)
▪
Don't put so much ~ on your food!
▪ dissolve
▪
When ~ is dissolved in water, it alters the properties of the water.
▪ contain
▪
Most foodstuffs contain some ~.
▪ pass
▪
Could you pass the ~, please?
SALT + NOUN
▪ crystals
▪ solution
▪ content
▪
foods with a high ~ content
▪ intake
▪
He wants to reduce his ~ intake.
▪ cellar ( esp. BrE ), shaker ( AmE )
▪ air , spray , water
▪
I could smell the ~ air as it whipped through my hair.
▪ flats , marsh , pan
▪ mine
▪ truck ( AmE )
PHRASES
▪ high in ~ , low in ~
▪
a diet low in ~
▪ ~ and pepper
▪
Add ~ and pepper to taste (= in the quantity preferred) .
II.
adj.
Salt is used with these nouns: ↑ beef , ↑ flat , ↑ lake , ↑ marsh , ↑ pork , ↑ spray , ↑ water