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pinch of salt

pinch of salt noun: a small amount of salt.

Noun

pinch of salt (plural pinches of salt)

  1. A small amount of salt.
    Synonyms:
    grain of salt
  2. (figuratively) Caution, doubt, consideration.
    • Take anything he tells you with a pinch of salt: he's an inveterate liar and mixes truth with his fiction liberally.

Synonyms of pinch of salt

  • grain of salt

Forms of pinch of salt

pluralpinches of salt

Questions about pinch of salt

What does pinch of salt mean?
Pinch of salt means a small amount of salt.
What part of speech is pinch of salt?
Pinch of salt is a noun.
What is the plural of pinch of salt?
The plural of pinch of salt is pinches of salt.

Words near pinch of salt in the dictionary

  1. pinch hits
  2. pinch hitter
  3. pinch hitters
  4. pinch mode
  5. pinch modes
  6. pinch of salt
  7. pinch of the game
  8. pinch off
  9. pinch one off
  10. pinch out
  11. pinch outs

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