smelt

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for smelt

smelt 🔊 /smɛˈlt/

smelt : මකනවා

smelt definition

of Smell

Imperative. & Past Participle. of Smell.

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. A gull; a simpleton.

Intransitive verb. 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.