salt shaker
A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for…A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
» Tom reached for his salt shaker.
Meaning
1 sensesA small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
Near-synonym: salt cellar
Salzstreuer, Salzfässchen
соло́нкаsolónka
сільни́чкаsilʹnýčka, сільни́цяsilʹnýcja, соля́нкаsoljánka
a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt
Examples
13 sentencesTom reached for his salt shaker.
That's an interesting-looking salt shaker.
ruИнтересно эта солонка выглядит. — Wezel
deDas ist aber ein interessant aussehender Salzstreuer! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's no salt in this shaker.
ruВ этой солонке нет соли. — odexed
deDieser Salzstreuer ist leer. — Waldelfe
Tom handed the salt shaker to Mary.
ruТом передал солонку Мэри. — odexed
There's no salt in the salt shaker.
ruВ солонке нет соли. — odexed
Translations
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Forms
plural: salt shakersSynonyms
3 synonyms- a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt:saltshaker