salt shaker
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- noun
- /sɔlt ˈʃeɪkər/
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- She reached for the salt shaker to add some flavor to her meal.
- picked up the salt shaker
- filling your salt shaker
- knocked over the salt shaker
You know, those little beer bottle things that look like it's it's like it's a salt shaker, but it's it's flavored salt.
- You know, those little beer bottle things that look like it's it's like it's a salt shaker, but it's it's flavored salt.
Examples
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I swept my hand toward the chips, but knocked over the salt shaker, spilling a white hill on the counter.
Fiction book (2000) -
But you know, that very same salt shaker had been on that kitchen table for over fifty years.
Academic text (1999) -
We'll get them the matching salt shakers.
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Place we stayed at had salt shakers shaped like cows.
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Out it went, and I emptied the salt shaker, too.
Blog text (32) -
I can't remember the last time I used a salt shaker.
Blog text (34) -
Our son was holding the salt shaker upside down, spilling salt into his hand and licking it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Where's the salt shaker?
Fiction book (2000) -
At the restaurant, each table had a salt shaker placed beside the pepper grinder.
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During dinner, he accidentally knocked over the salt shaker, spilling salt everywhere.
Synonyms
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A small container you shake to add salt or mix drinks
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A small container with holes in the top used to shake salt onto food
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A small dish with a lid for holding salt
A small container with holes for sprinkling sugar or spices
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'salt shaker' is directly compositional from 'salt' (seasoning) + 'shaker' (a container for shaking/dispensing). The noun+noun compound follows a common and transparent pattern found across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the referent.
Etymology
Salt shaker: The name salt shaker comes from how you use it: a small container of salt that you shake, which is the shaker part. So, it means 'a container used for sprinkling salt onto food'.