salvage
[ sal-vij ]
The word of the day is ‘salvage’.
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is salvaged
It means:
1. Save
2. Rescue
3. Restore.
4. Reclaim
1. It is only reasonable, then, if I save the craft, that I should claim the salvage.
2. I fetched the water bucket and started to salvage what I could of the cargo.
3. An emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck.
4. Nor do you salvage it after the crew stops screaming for help. (Ultram)
5. Madden shook his head, “No, I believe we ought to get salvage on the whole dock.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
reclaim, recover, redeem, regain, restore, retrieve, deliver, glean, ransom, salve, get back, rescue, save, reinstate etc.
abandon, forfeit, lose, endanger, harm, hurt, injure, waste
Quotation:
A pig has a plow on the end of its nose because it does meaningful work with it. It is built to dig and create soil disturbance, something it can’t do in a concentrated feeding environment. The omnivore has historically been a salvage operation for food scraps around the homestead.
Joel Salatin
Social Example:
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