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brine

noun

1 brine

Water containing salts.

synonyms: saltwater, seawater.

Roget 392a: saltiness.    niter, saltpeter, brine.   

Roget 341: sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep;" wave, ... show more

Roget 392: pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race.    sharpness etc. adj.; acrimony; roughness etc. (sour) ... show more

Dutch: zout water, zeewater
Polish: woda słona

2 brine

A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling.

Dutch: pekel
Polish: solanka

verb

1 brine

Soak in brine.

Roget 392: be pungent etc. adj.; bite the tongue.    render pungent etc. adj.; season, spice, salt, pepper, pickle, brine, ... show more


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