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oversalts

oversalts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversalt.

Meaning of oversalt

Verb

oversalt (third-person singular simple present oversalts, present participle oversalting, simple past and past participle oversalted)

  1. To add too much salt to (something)
    • On one occasion the caldo verde succeeded admirably, flavors and texture nicely balanced; on another, the sausage had unaccountably been omitted and the broth oversalted.1988 July 15, Sondra Rosenberg, “Restaurant Tours: Brazil, Portugal, and Albany Park”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about oversalts

What is oversalts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Oversalts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversalt.

Words near oversalts in the dictionary

  1. oversalivation
  2. oversalt
  3. oversalted
  4. oversaltiness
  5. oversalting
  6. oversalts
  7. oversalty
  8. oversample
  9. oversampled
  10. oversampler
  11. oversamplers

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