noun
- plural of smelt; small silvery fish that live in both fresh and salt water
verb
- third person singular present of smelt; extracts metal from ore by heating
Examples
- The fishermen caught several smelts in the cold lake.
- Smelts are popular for frying whole due to their small size.
- The factory smelts iron ore to produce steel.
- She smelts copper in her metalworking workshop.
- Fresh smelts are available at the fish market in winter.
- The foundry smelts various metals for industrial use.