salt

(noun): A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
(noun): One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
(noun): A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
(noun): A sailor (also old salt).
(noun): Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
(noun): A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
(noun): Flavour; taste; seasoning.
(noun): Piquancy; wit; sense.
(noun): A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.
(noun): Skepticism and common sense.
(noun): Indignation; outrage; arguing.
(verb): To add salt to.
(verb): To deposit salt as a saline solution.
(verb): To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
(verb): To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
(verb): To include colorful language in.
(verb): To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
(adjective): Salty; salted.
(adjective): Saline.
(adjective): Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
(adjective): Bitter; sharp; pungent.
(adjective): Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.
(adjective): Costly; expensive.