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smelt (root: smell)

POS

Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun smelt has 2 senses

smelt(n = noun.food) - small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water;

is a part of

smelt

is a kind of fish

has particulars: american smelt, rainbow smelt, european smelt, sparling

smelt(n = noun.animal) - small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters;

is a kind of

malacopterygian

soft-finned fish

is a member of family osmeridae, osmeridae

has particulars: osmerus mordax, rainbow smelt, european smelt, osmerus eperlanus, sparling, capelan, capelin, caplin

has parts: smelt

Verb smelt has 1 sense

smelt(v = verb.creation) - extract (metals) by heating;

Derived form noun smelter₁

Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY

smelt, imp. & p. p.

imp. & p. p. of Smell. [1913 Webster]

smelt, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.].

Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste. [1913 Webster]
" The most important species are the European smelt (Osmerus eperlans) (called also eperlan, sparling, and spirling), the Eastern American smelt (O. mordax), the California smelt (O. thalichthys), and the surf smelt (Hypomesus olidus). The name is loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the silverside." [1913 Webster]
A gull; a simpleton. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

Sand smelt (Zoöl.), the silverside.

smelt, v. t. [Of foreign origin; cf. Sw. smälta, D. smelten, Dan. smelte, Icel. smelta, G. schmelzen OHG. smelzan, smelzen; probably akin to Gr. . Cf. Enamel, Melt, Mute, v. i., Smalt.].

To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

smelt, v.tr.
1 extract metal from (ore) by melting.
2 extract (metal) from ore by melting.

Derivative

smelter n. smeltery n. (pl. -ies).

smelt, past and past part. of SMELL.

smelt, n. (pl. same or smelts) any small green and silver fish of the genus Osmerus etc. allied to salmon and used as food.

Etymology

OE, of uncert. orig.: cf. SMOLT

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THESAURUS

smelt

carve, chisel, colliquate, convert, cultivate, defrost, extract, flux, fuse, grow, harvest, machine, melt, melt down, mill, mine, process, pump, raise, rear, refine, render, run, thaw, unfreeze

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smelt

Preparation

VB prepare, get ready, make ready, make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation, set in order, put in order, forecast, prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground, till the soil, cultivate the soil, predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine, lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations, dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding, lay the first stone, roughhew, cut out work, block out, hammer out, lick into shape, elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity, nurture, hatch, cook, brew, temper, anneal, smelt, barbecue, infumate, maturate, equip, arm, man, fit-out, fit up, furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge, dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up, refurbish, sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune, whet the knife, whet the sword, wind up, screw up, adjust, put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness, pack, train, inure, breed, prepare for, rehearse, make provision for, take steps, take measures, take precautions, provide, provide against, beat up for recruits, open the door to, set one's house in order, make all snug, clear the decks, clear for action, close one's ranks, shuffle the cards, prepare oneself, serve an apprenticeship, lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to, guard against, make sure against, forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest, lay in provisions, make investments, keep on foot, be prepared, be ready, hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry, lie in wait for, anticipate, principiis obstare, veniente occurrere morbo.

Calefaction

VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch, brand, cauterize, sear, burn in, corrode, char, calcine, incinerate, smelt, scorify, reduce to ashes, burn to a cinder, commit to the flames, consign to the flames, boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer, do to rags, take fire, catch fire, blaze.

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