salt vs preserve

preserve vs salt

salt and preserve both are nouns.

salt is an adjective but preserve is not an adjective.

salt and preserve both are verbs.

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

As verbs, preserve is a hypernym of salt; that is, preserve is a word with a broader meaning than salt:

salt: preserve with salt
preserve: prevent (food) from rotting

Other hypernyms of salt include keep.

salt (noun)	preserve (noun)
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth	fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food	a reservation where animals are protected
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)	a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

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

salt (verb)	preserve (verb)
preserve with salt	prevent (food) from rotting
add zest or liveliness to	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
sprinkle as if with salt	to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
add salt to	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
	maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
	keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

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