noun🔗ShareAny 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 fisherman caught a net full of smelts during the early spring run in the river. "fishanimalfoodbiologyoceannatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fool; a simpleton.""Don't be such a smelts; you can't believe everything you hear online." "characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProduction of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal."The history book described how early civilizations built furnaces for smelts, turning rocks into useful tools. "materialsubstancechemistryprocessindustryscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production."During metal recycling, workers carefully separate different smelts to recover valuable materials like copper and aluminum. "materialsubstancechemistryprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld"The factory smelts iron ore to produce steel. "materialindustryprocesschemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
