| ADJECTIVE | all | briny, brackish | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
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| NOUN | object | briny, main | any very large body of (salt) water |
| Meaning | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water). | |
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| Example | "the briny deep" | |
| Synonym | brackish | |
| Broader | salty | Containing or filled with salt |
| Spanish | salado, salobre | |
| Nouns | brine | a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling |
| brine | water containing salts | |
| brininess | the relative proportion of salt in a solution | |
| briny | any very large body of (salt) water | |
| Meaning | Any very large body of (salt) water. | |
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| Synonym | main | |
| Part of | hydrosphere | The watery layer of the earth's surface |
| Parts | high sea, international waters | The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation |
| offing | The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area | |
| territorial waters | The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction | |
| Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
| Adjectives | briny | slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) |
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