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Briny

Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.

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Similar meaning 2

Salty 84% connected

Somewhat salt; saltish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Salty 84% connected

Somewhat salt; saltish.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Water 76% connected

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Brine 74% connected

Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor result…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brine 74% connected

Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor result…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brininess 74% connected

The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brininess 74% connected

The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Main 74% connected

A hand or match at dice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Main 74% connected

A hand or match at dice.

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Component part 1

Offing 70% connected

That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Brackish 92% connected

Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline soil.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Main 92% connected

A hand or match at dice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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