1
: any of various usually cold dishes: such as
a
: raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing
b
: small pieces of food (such as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin
2
: a green vegetable or herb grown for salad
especially
: lettuce
3
: a usually incongruous mixture : hodgepodge
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of salad in a Sentence
For dinner we had roast chicken and a salad.
a salad of fresh greens
I tossed the salad with some oil and vinegar and set it on the table.
Would you like soup or salad with your sandwich?
Recent Examples on the Web
This week, Gardner prepared her famous spaghetti alongside some salad and cake for her friends.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The Veterans Day menu includes Chicken parmigiana, never-ending soup, salad and breadsticks, cheese ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, and Fettuccine Alfredo.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Choose from over six entrees, including a classic bacon cheeseburger, a 6-ounce top sirloin, chicken tenders platters, double crunch shrimp, Fiesta Lime chicken, Oriental chicken salad and three-cheese chicken penne.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
On the menu for lunch is cheese pizza, Italian pasta salad, and green beans.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The Veterans Day menu includes Chicken parmigiana, never-ending soup, salad and breadsticks, cheese ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, and Fettuccine Alfredo.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Choose from over six entrees, including a classic bacon cheeseburger, a 6-ounce top sirloin, chicken tenders platters, double crunch shrimp, Fiesta Lime chicken, Oriental chicken salad and three-cheese chicken penne.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
On the menu for lunch is cheese pizza, Italian pasta salad, and green beans.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Salad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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salad
noun
sal·ad
ˈsal-əd 
1
: green vegetables (as lettuce) often with tomato, cucumber, or radish served with dressing
2
: a cold dish (as of meat, shellfish, fruit, or vegetables) usually prepared with a dressing
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