smelt
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific…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.
» The whole forest smelt horribly of death.
Meaning
4 sensesAny 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.
Stint
ко́рюшкаkórjuška
(countable, uncountable)Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
(countable, uncountable)Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
Schmelze
распла́вraspláv
(obsolete)A fool; a simpleton.
- small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
- small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
Examples
179 sentencesThe whole forest smelt horribly of death.
Sami smelt like a weed farm.
Sami knew what weed smelt like.
Sami smelt a very unpleasant smell.
Sami's jacket smelt like burning plastic.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English smelt, from Old English smelt, from Proto-West Germanic *smelt, from PFrom Middle English smelt, from Old English smelt, from Proto-West Germanic *smelt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.
From Middle Dutch smelten (“to melt”) or Middle Low German smelten (“to melt”), from Old Dutch *smeltan or Old Saxon smeltan, both from Proto-West Germanic *smeltan, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”).
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Forms
plural: smelt / smeltsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular