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Irons

A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

📖 Definitions of "Irons"

noun
  1. 1

    A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

  2. 2

    A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

  3. 3

    Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.

    "wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron"

  4. 4

    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.

verb
  1. 1

    To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

  2. 2

    To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

  3. 3

    To furnish or arm with iron.

    "to iron a wagon"

noun
  1. 1

    Shackles

    "Up the irons!"

  2. 2

    A lack of forward motion.

  3. 3

    The stirrups.

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