saill — meaning in English

English meaning

• fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
• salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.

Senses

saill is used for these senses in English:

• salt (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

fat — full definition

1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

salt — full definition

1. noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
2. noun An experienced sailor (usually "old salt").
3. verb To add salt to food, or to sprinkle something throughout for effect.

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