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Noun: brine  brIn
  1. Water containing salts
    "Fish adapted to live in brine";
    - seawater, saltwater
     
  2. A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
    "The cucumbers were soaking in brine to make pickles"
Verb: brine  brIn
  1. (cooking) soak in brine
    "They brined the turkey before roasting it"

Derived forms: brines, brined, brining

Type of: douse, dowse, drench, H2O, soak, solution, sop, souse, water

Encyclopedia: Brine, John