salad
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
any of various dishes consisting of foods, as meat, seafood, eggs, pasta, or fruit, prepared singly or combined, usually cut up, mixed with a dressing, and served cold: chicken salad; potato salad.
any herb or green vegetable, as lettuce, used for salads or eaten raw.
South Midland and Southern U.S. greens (def. 22b).
any mixture or assortment: The usual salad of writers, artists, and musicians attended the party.
Origin of salad
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How to use salad in a sentence
He laid down three different types of lamb kabob, two plates of kibbeh, flatbread, and salads.
It has rolled out salads and fruit and smoothies, which are intended to appeal to Moms.
Burger King Introduces Big King to Taunt McDonald’s and Stagnating Overall Sales | Daniel Gross | November 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen sprinkle the crispy bugs on salads or mix in with Chex Mix.
Cicadas, Grasshoppers, Locusts, Ants Among the Tastiest Insects | Nina Strochlic | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCompanies likely to suffer are: Barkan, Shamir Salads, Ahava cosmetic products and Sodastream.
West Bank Construction Suspended Until Obama's Visit | Orly Halpern | March 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSpecial forks were devised for ice cream and salads, for sardines and terrapins.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’ | Bee Wilson | October 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Salads, and fish of various kinds, were dressed in a peculiar manner; poultry and other things in the French fashion.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamI have a friend who is subject to headaches, and finds relief from them by a diet of meat, salads, and fresh fruits exclusively.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairAt its best, April is the tenderest of tender salads made crisp by ice or snow water.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsAnd in summer I should have creamed corn or peas on toast, and lots of salads of plain cooked vegetables.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonA vision of iced drinks, tempting salads, white napery, and an attentive steward mocked me with past recollections.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine Childers
British Dictionary definitions for salad
/ (ˈsæləd) /
a dish of raw vegetables, such as lettuce, tomatoes, etc, served as a separate course with cold meat, eggs, etc, or as part of a main course
any dish of cold vegetables or fruit: potato salad; fruit salad
any green vegetable used in such a dish, esp lettuce
Origin of salad
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