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Raresmelt
The correct spelling is smelt.
How to pronounce smelt
/ˈsmɛlt/
nounIPA: /ˈsmɛlt/
Say it like: Sme-lt
The correct spelling is smelt. 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. For example: "I can smell fresh bread."
Usage Examples
“I can smell fresh bread.”
“Her feet smell of cheese.”
“Ew, this stuff smells.”
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.
- 3.Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
- 4.Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
verb
- 1.To sense a smell or smells.
- 2.Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
- 3.(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
- 4.To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
- 5.To exercise sagacity.
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