Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salt the earth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
salt the earth
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spread salt over arable land to destroy its fertility, especially as a scorched-earth tactic of war and/or genocide.

verb

After destroying or devastating something, to do something additional to make sure it is permanently destroyed, as a precaution or out of spite.

Inflected Forms

salts the earth (present, singular) salting the earth (participle, present) salted the earth (participle, past) salted the earth (past)

Synonyms

make matters worse

Questions

What does salt the earth mean?
To spread salt over arable land to destroy its fertility, especially as a scorched-earth tactic of war and/or genocide.

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