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
noun, as in implement used to brand live stock
noun, as in home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
verb, as in press and smooth with a heated iron
adjective, as in extremely robust
also used for iron
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What does iron mean?6
adjective
extremely robust“an iron constitution”
noun
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
implement used to brand live stock
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
verb
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