The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.
To preserve food in a salt solution.
A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.