| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being basic, not acid (chemically) |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alkalescent, alkali, antacid, bitter, caustic, neutralizing, salty, soluble |
| Main Entry: | salty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flavored with sodium chloride |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alkaline, brackish, briny, highly flavored, oversalted, pungent, saliferous, saline, salt, salted, saltish, sour |
| Antonyms: | bland, unsalted, unsalty |