Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brine

2 senses of brine

Sense 1
seawater, saltwater, brine -- (water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater")
       => water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Sense 2
brine -- (a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling)
       => solution -- (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brine

1 sense of brine

Sense 1
brine -- (soak in brine)
       => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")