salt vs preparation

salt and preparation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
preparation	Yes	No	No	No

salt (noun)	preparation (noun)
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth	activity leading to skilled behavior
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food	preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)	the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
	the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
	(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
	the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
	a substance prepared according to a formula

salt (adjective)	preparation (adjective)
(of speech) painful or bitter