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salt of the earth
salt S0046500 (sôlt)n.1. A usually whitish crystalline solid, chiefly sodium chloride, used extensively in ground or granulated form as a food seasoning and preservative. Also called common salt, table salt.2. An ionic chemical compound formed by replacing all or part of the hydrogen ions of an acid with metal ions or other cations.3. salts Any of various mineral salts used as laxatives or cathartics.4. salts Smelling salts.5. often salts Epsom salts.6. An element that gives flavor or zest.7. Sharp lively wit.8. Informal A sailor, especially when old or experienced.9. A saltcellar.adj.1. Containing or filled with salt: a salt spray; salt tears.2. Having a salty taste or smell: breathed the salt air.3. Preserved in salt or a salt solution: salt mackerel.4. a. Flooded with seawater.b. Found in or near such a flooded area: salt grasses.tr.v. salt·ed, salt·ing, salts 1. To add, treat, season, or sprinkle with salt.2. To cure or preserve by treating with salt or a salt solution.3. To provide salt for (deer or cattle).4. To add zest or liveliness to: salt a lecture with anecdotes.5. To give an appearance of value to by fraudulent means, especially to place valuable minerals in (a mine) for the purpose of deceiving.Phrasal Verbs: salt away To put aside; save. salt out To separate (a dissolved substance) by adding salt to the solution.Idioms: salt of the earth1. A person or group considered as embodying simplicity and moral integrity.2. Archaic A person or group considered the best or most worthy part of society. worth (one's) salt Efficient and capable.
[Middle English, from Old English sealt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]
SALT S0046500 (sôlt)abbr. Strategic Arms Limitation Talkssalt′ of the earth′
n. an individual or group considered to embody the noblest human qualities. [1350–1400; Middle English; after Matthew 5:13] salt of the earth
the salt of the earthA person or group that is regarded as genuine, unpretentious, and morally sound. This phrase is typically complimentary. Don't worry, even with all his success, Robert is still the salt of the earth. He donates most of his salary to charity and volunteers weekly at the hospital.See also: earth, of, saltsalt of the earthFig. the most worthy of people; a very good or worthy person. (A biblical reference, Matthew 5:13.) Mrs. Jones is the salt of the earth. She is the first to help anyone in trouble. Frank's mother is the salt of the earth. She has five children of her own and yet fosters three others.See also: earth, of, salt salt of the earth1. A person or group considered as embodying simplicity and moral integrity.2. Archaic A person or group considered the best or most worthy part of society.See also: earth, of, saltsalt of the earth, theAn individual or group of people considered to be the best or noblest of the kind. Salt has long been considered a valuable commodity, and this metaphor dates from biblical times. According to the Gospel of Matthew (5:13), Jesus told those who were persecuted for their loyalty to him, “Ye are the salt of the earth.” The term has been so used ever since.See also: of, saltEncyclopediaSeeSALTMedicalSeesaltSee SOTE
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