Sal

Definitions

1. One of the ten islands of Cape Verde.
2. Salt.
   obsolete, uncountable
3. Initialism of structural adjustment loan.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Initialism of Society of Antiquaries of London.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree.
6. A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, or Salvatore.
7. A diminutive of the female given name Sally.

Equivalents

Examples

“As the sals were cut⟳ in the lower foothill districts the loggers looked towards the mountains in their search⟳ for other hardwood timber.”

“Wegener bases his theory of the drifting continents on the assumption that there are two distinct levels to be taken into account, the surface of the masses of "sal" which form⟳ the continents and the surface of the "sima" in which they float⟳.”

“Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show⟳ at that hour, make⟳ of jokes like⟳ Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.”

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