salad
noun
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
salads
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pluralof salad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There will also be house-made pastas and seasonal salads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The illness is caused by a parasite, cyclospora, that can contaminate food like salads, herbs and soft fruits.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Now may not be the time to whip up your favorite cold salads or overload on the “L” in your BLTs.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Some smaller restaurants last week threw out lettuce, greens and bagged salad mixes; pulled salads and raw vegetables from menus; or only served greens like spinach that had been cooked.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
There was a buffet of cold cuts and salads and cookies.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
