salon, n. 1. reception room, lounge, saloon, drawing room, front room, parlor, sitting room, living room.
2. assembly, meeting, gathering, function, reception; soiree, party, dinner party, tea or tea party.
3. hall, exhibition hall, gallery.
4. shop, small shop, boutique.
saloon, n. 1. tavern, brasserie, grill, grillroom, bar and grill, bar, barroom, Archaic, dramshop, taproom, alehouse, Brit, grogshop, Brit, public house, Brit, pub, Brit, local; rathskeller, Ger. Ratskeller, Ger. Hofbrau-haus, Ger. Biergarten; cocktail lounge, bistro, cafd, cabaret, night club; roadhouse, inn, hotel, hostel, Ger. Gasthaus; Sl. gin mill, Sl. watering hole, groggery, Sl. dive, U.S. barrelhouse, Sl. honky-tonk, Sl. speakeasy, Sl. after-hours joint, U.S. Sl. Obs. blind tiger or pig. 2. salon, drawing room, reception room. See - salon (def. 1).
salt, n. 1. sodium chloride, table salt, sea salt, rock salt.
2. salts Epsom salts, potassium salts, Chem., Pharm. Rochelle salt; purgative, cathartic, laxative.
3. wit, Attic wit, Attic salt, sarcasm, dry humor; spice, spiciness, pepper, piquancy, piquantness, pungency, sharpness, bite; punch, zap, force, zing, zip, liveliness, zest, vigor.
4. Informal, old sailor, sea dog, shellback; mariner, seaman, seafarer, Inf. tar, bluejacket, Jack, Inf gob, Sl. limey, Brit. Sl. matelot.
-v. 5. (all with salt) season, flavor, cure, kipper, preserve, treat; brine, corn, pickle, souse. -adj. 6. saline, salty, salted; (all with salt) cured, preserved, treated,
salty, adj. 1. saline, salt, salt-tasting, salted, briny, brackish.
2. piquant, pungent, sharp, biting, tart, spicy; zesty, zestful, tangy, well-seasoned, snappy, Sl. kicky; lively, hearty, peppy; clever, smart, keen, snappy, witty; interesting, entertaining, exciting, stimulating.
3. racy, risqud, off-color, ribald, bawdy; indecent, Inf. blue, vulgar, filthy, dirty, smutty, Sl. raunchy; gross, coarse, crude, rude, indelicate, low-class.
salubrious, adj. healthful, healthy, salutary, salutif-erous, hygienic; nutritious, nourishing, health-giving; invigorating, bracing, stimulating, stimulative, refreshing, tonic, Med. roborant.
salutary, adj. 1. healthful, salubrious. See - salubrious.
2. wholesome, beneficial, good for one; good, useful, advantageous, profitable, gainful, valuable; helpful, serviceable, practical,
salutation, n. greeting, salute, hail, ave, hello, how-do-you-do; curtsey, bow, bob, nod; handshake, handclasp; wave; hug, embrace, kiss; genuflection, reverence, homage, obeisance, salaam,
salute, v. 1. address, greet, hello, say hello or how do you do; hallo, hail, call to, Archaic, gratulate.
2. nod to, tip or doff one's hat or cap to, wave to, extend one's hand to, shake hands with, give [s.o.] the glad hand, Inf. glad-hand, embrace, kiss, kiss on both cheeks; bow to, curtsy to, kiss the hand of, genuflect to, bend to, bend the knee to, salaam, kneel before, fall on one's knees before, throw oneself at the feet of, prostrate oneself before; welcome, receive, give a warm reception; present arms, dip colors, play a fanfare, give a twenty-one-gun salute or salvo.
3. honor, pay homage to, pay respects to; recognize, make a tribute to, testimonialize, panegyrize, eulogize.