| ADJECTIVE | all | iron, cast-iron | extremely robust |
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| NOUN | substance | iron, Fe, atomic number 26 | a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element |
| artifact | iron | a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head | |
| artifact | iron, branding iron | implement used to brand live stock | |
| artifact | iron, smoothing iron | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth | |
| VERB | contact | iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron |
| Sounds | ay'ern | |
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| Rhymes | adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern... | |
| Meaning | Extremely robust. | |
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| Example | "an iron constitution" | |
| Synonym | cast-iron | |
| Broader | robust | Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Fe, atomic number 26 | |
| Narrower | alpha iron | A magnetic allotrope of iron |
| beta iron | An allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic | |
| cast iron | An alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle / brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting | |
| delta iron | An allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees) | |
| galvanized iron | iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust | |
| gamma iron | A nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite | |
| ingot iron | iron of high purity | |
| pig iron | crude iron tapped from a blast furnace | |
| scrap iron | iron to be melted again and reworked | |
| structural iron | iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes | |
| wrought iron | iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded | |
| Broader | 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. |
| Substance of | iron ore | An ore from which iron can be extracted |
| steel | An alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon | |
| Catalan | ferro | |
| Spanish | hierro | |
| Adjectives | chalybeate | containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron |
| ferric, ferrous | of or relating to or containing iron | |
| Meaning | A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head. | |
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| Narrower | 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 | |
| mashie, five iron | 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 | |
| putter, putting iron | The iron normally used on the putting green | |
| short iron | An iron with a short shaft and pitched face | |
| wedge | (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole | |
| Broader | golf club, golf-club, club | golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball |
| Meaning | implement used to brand live stock. | |
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| Synonym | branding iron | |
| Broader | implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
| Meaning | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth. | |
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| Synonym | smoothing iron | |
| Narrower | flatiron | An iron that was heated by placing it on a stove |
| goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron | An iron used to press pleats and ridges | |
| steam iron | A pressing iron that can emit steam | |
| travel iron | A small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling | |
| Broader | home appliance, household appliance | An appliance that does a particular job in the home |
| Catalan | planxa | |
| Spanish | plancha | |
| Verbs | iron | press and smooth with a heated iron |
| Meaning | Press and smooth with a heated iron. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They iron the cape | |
| Example | "she stood there ironing" | |
| Synonyms | iron out, press | |
| Entails | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Narrower | mangle | Press with a mangle |
| Broader | press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure |
| Catalan | planxar | |
| Nouns | iron | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth |
| ironing | the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles | |
| ironing | garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed | |