Antonyms for smithy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : smith-ee, smith -ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsmɪθ i, ˈsmɪð i


Definition of smithy

Origin :
  • "workshop of a smith," c.1300, from Old Norse smiðja (cognate with Old English smiððe), from Proto-Germanic *smith-ja-, from PIE smi- (see smith (n.)).
  • As in blacksmith : noun ironsmith
  • As in furnace : noun heating mechanism
Example sentences :
  • Then we went back to the smithy to wait the result of the blast.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The cottage had once been a smithy, and the bellows had been left in its place.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Dean Rawson, with Smithy close at hand, pushed through the crowd.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He had never penetrated before to this sub-stratum of Smithy's nature.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He sensed more than saw that Smithy had not turned his head.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • "The green light," Smithy was saying in horrified understanding.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • "Too late to do any more," he said to Smithy that afternoon.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He was showing the ring to Smithy as the men passed from hearing.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He was echoing Smithy's questions and finding no ready answers.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Smithy's voice was strained; it showed the tension under which he was laboring.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

Synonyms for smithy

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