briny
English Thesaurus
1. any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object)
hypernym | : | body of water, water, |
definition | : | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | high sea, international waters, |
definition | : | the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | offing, |
definition | : | the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area (noun.object) |
part holonym | : | territorial waters, |
definition | : | the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | hydrosphere, |
definition | : | the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor (noun.object) |
2. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all)
similar | : | salty, |
definition | : | containing or filled with salt (adj.all) |
3. any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object)
derivation | : | brackish, briny, |
definition | : | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all) |
4. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all)
derivation | : | brininess, salinity, |
definition | : | the relative proportion of salt in a solution (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | brackishness, |
definition | : | the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | brine, |
definition | : | a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling (noun.food) |
derivation | : | briny, main, |
definition | : | any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object) |
5. any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object)
derivation | : | brackish, briny, |
definition | : | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all) |
6. slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) (adj.all)
derivation | : | brininess, salinity, |
definition | : | the relative proportion of salt in a solution (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | brackishness, |
definition | : | the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | brine, |
definition | : | a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling (noun.food) |
derivation | : | briny, main, |
definition | : | any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object) |
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