English Explanatory Dictionary

smelt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A fool; a simpleton.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of smell
noun
  1. Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
  2. Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
verb
  1. To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

smelt smelts smelting smelted

Etymology

From Middle English smelt, from Old English smelt, from Proto-West Germanic *smelt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.

Derived words

blacksmelt European smelt Japanese pond smelt Japanese smelt sand smelt resmelt smeltable smelter smeltery unsmelt unsmelted
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