smelt
/ˈsmɛlt/noun
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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.
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/ˈsmɛlt/Definitions
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.
/ˈsmɛlt/Definitions
To sense a smell or smells.
Example: I can smell fresh bread.
Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
Example: Her feet smell of cheese.
(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
Example: Ew, this stuff smells.
To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
Example: A report smells of calumny.
/ˈsmɛlt/Definitions
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.
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To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld