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Iron

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Noun

1. atomic number 26, fe, iron

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. iron

a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

3. branding iron, iron

implement used to brand live stock

4. iron, smoothing iron

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

Verb

5. iron, iron out, press

press and smooth with a heated iron

Example Sentences:
'press your shirts'
'she stood there ironing'

Adjective

6. cast-iron, iron

extremely robust

Example Sentences:
'an iron constitution'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Iron

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noun
1. 
a. 
a malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element occurring principally in haematite and magnetite. It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. Symbol: Fe; atomic no: 26; atomic wt: 55.847; valency: 2,3,4, or 6; relative density: 7.874; melting pt: 1538°C; boiling pt: 2862°C
See also steel, cast iron, wrought iron, pig iron ▶ Related adjectives: ferric, ferrous ▶ Related prefix: ferro-
b. 
(as modifier)
iron railings
2. 
any of certain tools or implements made of iron or steel, esp for use when hot
a grappling iron
a soldering iron
3. 
an appliance for pressing fabrics using dry heat or steam, esp a small electrically heated device with a handle and a weighted flat bottom
4. 
any of various golf clubs with narrow metal heads, numbered from 1 to 9 according to the slant of the face, used esp for approach shots
a No. 6 iron
5.  an informal word for harpoon (sense 1)
6. US slang
a splintlike support for a malformed leg
7. 
great hardness, strength, or resolve
a will of iron
8. astronomy short for iron meteorite
9.  shooting iron
10.  strike while the iron is hot
adjective
11. 
very hard, immovable, or implacable
iron determination
12. 
very strong; extremely robust
an iron constitution
13. 
cruel or unyielding
he ruled with an iron hand
14.  an iron fist
verb
15. 
to smooth (clothes or fabric) by removing (creases or wrinkles) using a heated iron; press
16. (transitive)
to furnish or clothe with iron
17. (transitive) rare
to place (a prisoner) in irons

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Iron

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noun
1. 
a white, malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element that can be readily magnetized, rusts rapidly in moist or salty air, and is vital to plant and animal life: it is the most common and important of all metals, and its alloys, as steel, are extensively used: symbol, Fe; at. no., 26
see the periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement
2. 
any tool, implement, device, apparatus, etc. made of iron
, as
a. 
a device with a handle and flat, smooth undersurface, used, when heated, for pressing clothes or cloth; flatiron
b. 
a rodlike device with a brand at one end, heated for branding cattle
: in full branding iron
3.  [pl.]
iron shackles or chains
4. 
firm strength; power
5.  Slang
a pistol
6.  Golf
any of a set of numbered clubs with metal heads having various lofts; specif., the number 2 iron with little loft, used chiefly for relatively long fairway shots; the number 5 iron with medium loft; and the number 9 iron with much loft, used chiefly for short, lofted shots to the green
7.  Medicine
a tonic or other preparation containing iron
adjective
8. 
of or consisting of iron
9. 
like iron
, as
a. 
firm; unyielding
an iron will
b. 
capable of great endurance; strong
an iron constitution
10. 
cruel; merciless
verb transitive
11. 
to furnish or cover with iron
12. 
to put (a prisoner) in irons
13. 
to press (clothes or cloth) smooth or flat with a hot iron
verb intransitive
14. 
to iron clothes or cloth

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Iron

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n.
1. Symbol Fe A silvery-white, lustrous, malleable, ductile, magnetic or magnetizable, metallic element occurring abundantly in combined forms, notably in hematite, limonite, magnetite, and taconite, and used alloyed in a wide range of important structural materials. Atomic number 26; atomic weight 55.845; melting point 1,538°C; boiling point 2,861°C; specific gravity 7.874 (at 20°C); valence 2, 3, 4, 6. See Periodic Table.
2. An implement made of iron alloy or similar metal, especially a bar heated for use in branding, curling hair, or cauterizing.
3. Great hardness or strength; firmness: a will of iron.
4. Sports Any of a series of golf clubs having a bladelike metal head and numbered from one to nine in order of increasing loft.
5. A metal appliance with a handle and a weighted flat bottom, used when heated to press wrinkles from fabric.
6. A harpoon.
7. irons Fetters; shackles.
8. A tonic, pill, or other medication containing iron and taken as a dietary supplement.
adj.
1. Made of or containing iron: iron bars; an iron alloy.
2. Strong, healthy, and capable of great endurance: an iron constitution.
3. Inflexible; unyielding: iron resolve.
4. Holding tightly; very firm: has an iron grip.
v. i·roned, i·ron·ing, i·rons
v.tr.
1.
a. To press and smooth with a heated iron: iron clothes.
b. To remove (creases) by pressing.
2. To put into irons; fetter.
3. To fit or clad with iron.
v.intr.
To iron clothes.

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