Definition of iron Iron
/ajˈɚn/ - [ayern] - i•ron
We found 41 definitions of iron from 8 different sources.
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| 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 | ||
| Fe, atomic number 26 | ||
| metallic element, metal any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. | ||
| steel knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod | ||
| iron ore an ore from which iron can be extracted | ||
| alpha iron | ||
| beta iron | ||
| gamma iron | ||
| delta iron an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees) | ||
| ingot iron iron of high purity | ||
| cast iron an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting | ||
| wrought iron iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded | ||
| galvanized iron iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust | ||
| pig iron crude iron tapped from a blast furnace | ||
| scrap iron iron to be melted again and reworked | ||
| iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head | ||
| golf-club, golf club, club golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball | ||
| driving iron, one iron (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face | ||
| long iron an iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots | ||
| five iron, mashie middle-distance iron | ||
| mashie niblick, seven iron iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green | ||
| midiron, two iron long iron with a nearly vertical face | ||
| niblick, nine iron an iron with considerable loft | ||
| putting iron, putter the iron normally used on the putting green | ||
| short iron an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots | ||
| iron - home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth | ||
| smoothing iron | ||
| home appliance, household appliance an appliance that does a particular job in the home | ||
| flatiron an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove | ||
| gauffering iron, goffering iron, gauffer, goffer an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats | ||
| steam iron a pressing iron that can emit steam | ||
| iron - implement used to brand live stock | ||
| branding iron | ||
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| iron - press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" | ||
| iron out, press | ||
| press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" | ||
| heat up, heat make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" | ||
| mangle alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- iron (Noun)
A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. - iron (Noun)
A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe. - iron (Noun)
Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron. - iron (Noun)
A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus. - iron (Noun)
shackles. - iron (Noun)
A handgun. - iron (Noun)
A dark shade of the colour/ color silver. - iron (Noun)
A male homosexual. - iron (Noun)
A golf club used for middle-distance shots. - iron (Verb)
To pass an iron over clothing or some other item made of cloth in order to remove creases. - iron (Verb)
To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. - iron (Verb)
To furnish or arm with iron. - iron (Adjective)
Made of the metal iron. - iron (Adjective)
Strong as of will, inflexible.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- iron (n.)
The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances. - iron (n.)
An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc. - iron (n.)
Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. - iron (n.)
Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron. - iron (n.)
Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. - iron (n.)
Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. - iron (n.)
Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; - iron (n.)
Rude; hard; harsh; severe. - iron (n.)
Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. - iron (n.)
Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. - iron (n.)
Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. - iron (v. t.)
To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out. - iron (v. t.)
To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. - iron (v. t.)
To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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iron
A malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26, occurring principally in haematite and magnetite. It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. -
iron
Made out of iron. -
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A small appliance used in ironing to remove wrinkles from fabric. -
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To remove wrinkles from fabric.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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iron
ī′urn, n. the most common and useful of the metals: an instrument or utensil made of iron, as a hand-harpoon, &c.: a golf-club with an iron head, more set back than the cleek: strength: (pl.) fetters: chains.—adj. formed of iron: resembling iron: rude: stern: fast-binding: not to be broken: robust: dull of understanding.—v.t. to smooth with a smoothing-iron: to arm with iron: to fetter.—adjs. I′ron-bound, bound with iron: rugged, as a coast; I′ron-cased; I′ronclad, clad in iron: covered or protected with iron.—n. a vessel defended by iron plates.—ns. I′ron-clay, a yellowish clay containing a large quantity of iron ore; I′roner, one who irons; I′ron-flint, ferruginous quartz; I′ron-found′er, one who founds or makes castings in iron; I′ron-found′ry, a place where iron is founded or cast.—adj. I′ron-gray, of a gray colour, like that of iron freshly cut or broken.—n. this colour.—adjs. I′ron-hand′ed, having hands hard as iron; I′ron-heart′ed, having a heart hard as iron: cruel.—ns. I′ron-heat′er, the piece of metal heated in the fire for a laundress's box-iron; I′roning, the act of smoothing with hot irons; I′roning-board, a smooth board covered with cloth, on which clothes are laid for ironing; I′roning-machine′, a machine for hotpressing cloth, hats, &c.; I′ron-liq′uor, iron acetate, a dyers' mordant; I′ronmaster, a master or proprietor of ironworks; I′ronmonger, a dealer in articles made of iron; I′ronmongery, a general name for articles made of iron: hardware; I′ron-mould, the spot left on wet cloth after touching rusty iron; I′ron-sand, sand containing particles of iron ore: steel filings used in fireworks.—adj. I′ron-sick (naut.), having the iron bolts and spikes much corroded.—n. I′ronside, a man of iron resolution: (pl.) a name given to Cromwell's irresistible horse.—adj. I′ron-sid′ed, having a side of, or as hard as, iron: rough: hardy.—ns. I′ronsmith, a worker in iron; I′ron-stone, a term usually applied to any ore yielding iron; I′ronware, wares or goods of iron.—adj. I′ron-wit′ted (Shak.), unfeeling, insensible.—n. I′ronwood, applied to the timber of various trees on account of their hardness.—adj. I′ron-word′ed (Tenn.), in words as strong as iron.—n. I′ronwork, the parts of a building, &c., made of iron: anything of iron: a furnace where iron is smelted, or a foundry, &c., where it is made into heavy work.—adj. I′rony, made, consisting, or partaking of iron: like iron: hard.—ns. Cast′-ī′ron, a compound of iron and carbon, obtained directly from iron ore by smelting; Ital′ian-ī′ron, an instrument for fluting linen or lace.—Iron age, an archæological term indicating the condition as to civilisation and culture of a people using iron as the material for their cutting tools and weapons: a period of cruel tyranny; Iron bark tree, a name given in Australia to certain species of Eucalyptus (q.v.); Iron crown, the ancient crown of Lombardy, so named from a thin band of iron said to be made from one of the nails of the Cross; Iron entered into his soul, the bitterest pang of grief has touched his heart.—Bessemer iron, pig-iron suitable for making Bessemer steel.—Have too many irons in the fire, to be trying to do too many things at once; In irons, having fetters on; Rule with a rod of iron, to rule with stern severity. [A.S. iren; Ger. eisen.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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iron
Money in general. To polish the king's iron with one's eyebrows; to look out of grated or prison windows, or, as the Irishman expresses them, the iron glass windows. Iron doublet; a prison. See STONE DOUBLET.
Wikipedia 
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Iron (Fe) is the most common metal on Earth. It is used a lot because it is very strong and cheap. Iron is the main thing used to make steel. As iron is magnetic, it can be used to make a magnet.
Iron is one of the most important metals on the Earth because it can be used for a lot of jobs. If it is exposed to water, iron will rust easily.
In chemistry, iron is element 26, a transition metal in Group 8. Its symbol is Fe, from the Latin word for iron, "Ferrum".
Making iron.
Iron is made in large factories called "ironworks" by reducing iron ore with carbon (coke). This happens in large reactors called blast furnaces. The blast furnace is loaded with iron ore, coke and limestone. A hot blast of air is blown in, where it lits up the coke. The extreme heat enables carbon to react with iron ore, taking off the oxygen from iron oxides, and forming carbon dioxide. The reaction will leave pure iron on the bottom of the blast furnace in molten (liquid) form, where it can be tapped. Almost all ironworks are today part of steel mills, and almost all iron is further processed into steel.
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