smelt meaning

UK /smɛlt/ US /smɛlt/ 1 syllable

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

smelt has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

smelt as a noun

  1. small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

    Type of: fish

    Kinds: American smelt, European smelt

  2. small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters

    Type of: soft-finned fish

    Kinds: rainbow smelt, sparling, capelin

smelt as a verb

  1. extract (metals) by heating

    Type of: produce

    Related forms: smelter

How to pronounce smelt

smelt is pronounced /smɛlt/ in British English and /smɛlt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with smelt

Word lists: words starting with SM · words ending in LT · 5-letter words

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