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iron

/ˈaɪ.ɚn/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Iron means: extremely robust.

Synonyms for iron17

noun, as in a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

Fe, atomic number 26

noun, as in implement used to brand live stock

branding iron

noun, as in home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

smoothing iron

verb, as in press and smooth with a heated iron

iron out, press

adjective, as in extremely robust

cast-iron, robust

also used for iron

ferrum, clothes iron, flatiron, shooting iron, poof, queer, adamant, adamantine, brassbound

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What does iron mean?6

adjective

1

extremely robust“an iron constitution”

noun

1

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

2

implement used to brand live stock

3

home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

4

a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

verb

1

press and smooth with a heated iron“press your shirts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Iron in a sentence

  • Don't use the iron, electric kettle, and electric stove at the same time.AlanF_US
  • Out of every metal, iron is the most useful.unknown
  • Well, if you won't tell me, confide your trouble to the iron stove there.Hybrid
  • She was mousy and frail, but she ran the office with an iron fist.Eccles17
  • I carried iron, but didn't find anything heavier than debt.Samer
  • Real men go to the gym to pump iron, not to do aerobics.darinmex
  • As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.shekitten
  • Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold.The_World_Factbook

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Forms of iron

as a noun

plural
irons

as a verb

past tense
ironed
present participle
ironing
third-person singular
irons