smelt
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/ˈsmɛlt/
English
Definitions
noun
- Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- A fool; a simpleton.
verb
- To sense a smell or smells.“I can smell fresh bread.”
- Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.“Her feet smell of cheese.”
- (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.“Ew, this stuff smells.”
- To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.“A report smells of calumny.”
noun
- Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
- Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
verb
- To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld
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