sprinkle vs salt

salt vs sprinkle

sprinkle and salt both are nouns.

sprinkle is not an adjective while salt is an adjective.

sprinkle and salt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, salt is a hyponym of sprinkle; that is, salt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sprinkle:

sprinkle: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
salt: sprinkle as if with salt

Other hyponyms of sprinkle include drizzle, moisten.

sprinkle (noun)	salt (noun)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water	the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby	white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

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

sprinkle (verb)	salt (verb)
scatter with liquid; wet lightly	preserve with salt
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force	add zest or liveliness to
distribute loosely	sprinkle as if with salt
rain gently	add salt to

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