NOUN | substance | iron, Fe, atomic number 26 | a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element |
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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 |
ADJECTIVE | all | iron, cast-iron | extremely robust |
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 |
Spanish | férreo | |
Catalan | ferro |
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, golfclub, 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 |
Spanish | fierro |
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 |
Spanish | plancha | |
Catalan | planxa | |
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 |
Spanish | planchar | |
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 |
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