SALTANDOS | • SALTANDO n. (Italian) a short, bouncing bow stroke resulting in a staccato sound, also SALTATO. |
SALTATING | • saltating v. Present participle of saltate. • SALTATE v. to undergo an abrupt mutation. |
SALTATION | • saltation n. A leap, jump or dance. • saltation n. Beating or palpitation. • saltation n. (Biology) A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation. |
SALTATORY | • saltatory adj. Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping. • saltatory adj. Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation. • SALTATORY adj. of or for saltation, also SALTATORIOUS. |
SALTBOXES | • saltboxes n. Plural of saltbox. • salt␣boxes n. Plural of salt box. • SALTBOX n. a box for holding salt. |
SALTCHUCK | • saltchuck n. (British Columbia, Washington, Pacific Northwest) Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean. • salt␣chuck n. Alternative form of saltchuck. • SALTCHUCK n. (Canadian) a body of salt water. |
SALTERIES | • salteries n. Plural of saltery. • SALTERY n. a factory where fish is salted for storage. |
SALTINESS | • saltiness n. The property of being, or tasting, salty. • SALTINESS n. the state of being salty. |
SALTISHLY | • saltishly adv. In a saltish manner. • SALTISH adv. somewhat salty. |
SALTPETER | • saltpeter n. (US) Alternative spelling of saltpetre. • saltpeter v. (US) Alternative spelling of saltpetre. • SALTPETER n. (US) potassium nitrate, the chief constituent of gunpowder, also SALTPETRE. |
SALTPETRE | • saltpetre n. (Originally) Potassium nitrate. • saltpetre n. (Uncommon) Sodium nitrate. • saltpetre v. (Transitive) To treat with saltpetre. |
SALTWATER | • saltwater n. Alternative form of salt water. • saltwater adj. New Keynesian or Keynesian, in reference to macroeconomics and economics departments on the East Coast… • salt-water n. Alternative form of salt water. |
SALTWORKS | • saltworks n. A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially. • saltworks n. (Figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery. • salt␣works n. Alternative form of saltworks. |
SALTWORTS | • saltworts n. Plural of saltwort. • SALTWORT n. a seaside herb. |