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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun briny has 1 sense

• briny(n = noun.object) main - any very large body of (salt) water; Array
is a kind of body of water, water
has parts: high sea, international waters, offing, territorial waters
is a part of hydrosphere
Derived form adjective briny₁

Adjective briny has 1 sense

• briny(s = adj.all) brackish - slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); "a brackish lagoon"; "the briny deep"
Derived forms noun brine₂, noun brine₁, noun brininess₁, noun briny₁

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briny

Saltiness

N saltiness, niter, saltpeter, brine, salty, salt, saline, brackish, briny, salty as brine, salty as a herring, salty as Lot's wife, salty, racy (indecent), take it with a grain of salt.

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