smelt
Ore-refining process
Smelt names two unrelated things.
The fish is a small, silvery species found in cold waters, often fried whole as a delicacy.
The verb smelt means to extract metal from ore by heating: The furnace smelts iron ore into pig iron.
In British English, smelt also serves as past tense of smell: The kitchen smelt of garlic.
Small northern baitfish
- whitebaitYoung fish eaten whole
- candlefishOily fish, literally burnable
- argentineResembling silver's appearance
- icefishHemoglobin-free Antarctic fish
caplin · hooligan · forage · baitfish · silvery · schooling · spawning · anadromous
Metal-bearing rock
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- foundryMetal casting facility
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
flux · molten · ingot · casting · metallurgy · copper · iron · lead
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- hearthFireplace floor area
bellows · quench · temper · ironwork · billet · welding · alloy · steel
capelin
Small northern baitfish
- whitebaitYoung fish eaten whole
- candlefishOily fish, literally burnable
- argentineResembling silver's appearance
icefish · caplin · hooligan · forage · baitfish · silvery · schooling · spawning · anadromous · freshwater
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- foundryMetal casting facility
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
slag · flux · molten · ingot · casting · metallurgy · copper · iron · lead · zinc
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
hearth · bellows · quench · temper · ironwork · billet · welding · alloy · steel · bronze
trout
Freshwater game fish
brook · stream · river · glacial · alpine · arctic · ice · spawning · freshwater · riparian
ore
Metal-bearing rock
tunnel · mineral · assay · extraction · quarry · seam · claim · panning · sluice · muck
- smeltscapelin, candlefish
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- past tensewent, was, were, had, got
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack