salt-cellar

Table sodium container

A salt-cellar is a small container for holding salt at the table, typically with a lid or cover.

The word preserves an older sense of cellar meaning a container for provisions rather than an underground room.

Salt-cellars range from simple shakers to ornate vessels requiring a tiny spoon: The silver salt-cellars were part of her grandmother's wedding set.

tableware

cruet

Small condiment bottle

silverware · flatware · cutlery · napkin · placemat · tablecloth · serviette · charger · centerpiece · candelabra

vessel

container

Thing for storing items

jar · pot · caddy · box · lid · spoon · trencher

material

silver

Lustrous white precious metal

porcelain · ceramic · pewter · wooden · ivory · enamel · cut-glass · cobalt · hallmark · electroplate

seasoning

pepper

Pungent dried berry spice

  • spicePlant-derived food flavoring
  • condimentFlavor-adding table sauce
  • flavorCharacteristic taste quality

savory · pinch · sprinkle · grain · Himalayan · seasoning

Opposites
condiment container type

salt-cellarpepper grinder

Device crushing peppercorns

pepper mill · pepper pot · pepper shaker · sugar bowl · mustard pot

dispensing mechanism

salt-cellarpepper grinder

Device crushing peppercorns

pepper mill · salt grinder · spice grinder · salt shaker

Family

salt, cellar, salts, salted, salting, salty, saltier, saltiest, saltiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G