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   I·ron

   /ˈī(ə)rn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel. Similar made of ironferricferrous
   • ▪ compounds of iron, especially as a component of the diet: "serve liver as it's a good source of iron"
   • ▪ used figuratively as a symbol or type of firmness, strength, or resistance: "her father had a will of iron" Similar strengthtoughnessresiliencefortitudefirmnessrobustnesshardinesssteelinformal:gutsgritgrittinessspunkuncompromisingunrelentingunyieldingunbendingresoluteresolveddeterminedfirmrigidsteadfastunwaveringunvacillatingsternstrictOpposite weaknessweakflexible
   • 2. a tool or implement now or originally made of iron: "a caulking iron" Similar toolimplementutensildeviceapparatusappliancecontrivancecontraptionmechanism
   • ▪ fetters or handcuffs. Similar manaclesshacklesfetterschainsrestraintshandcuffsinformal:cuffsbraceletsrare:trammels
   • ▪ a handgun. informal US
   • 3. a handheld implement with a flat steel base that is heated (typically with electricity) to smooth clothes, sheets, etc. Similar flat ironelectric ironsteam ironsmoothing iron
   • 4. a golf club with a metal head (typically with a numeral indicating the degree to which the head is angled in order to loft the ball): "a four-iron"
   • 5. a meteorite containing a high proportion of iron.

   verb

   • 1. smooth (clothes, sheets, etc.) with an iron.

   Word Origin Old Englishīren, īsen, īsern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijzer and German Eisen, and probably ultimately from Celtic.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ironer noun
   • 2. ironlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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