salt shaker
noun
a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
salt shakers
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pluralof salt shaker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Self-proclaimed Parrot Heads—who still slap stickers on the building and leave flip-flops, salt shakers and other assorted memorabilia outside as a shrine to sunny good times—want instead to memorialize the studio forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Then he starts with the salt shakers and the knives and forks, doing his whole thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
In essence, they become “flying salt shakers of death,” said WVU doctoral student Angie Macias, who was also part of the research team.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2020
The mise-en-scène of the breakfast table is visualized umpteen different ways, this time with prominent white mugs and salt shakers, as Walt tells Skyler he can’t go to work because “Skyler, there’s rot!”
From Salon ● May 29, 2017
Plated ware ought never to serve acids nor top salt shakers, since both acid, and salt when damp, corrode the plating.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
