iron
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- noun
- /ˈaɪərn/
:
plancha
- Again, it's much slower than using the iron, but this is the right way to do it.
- a hot iron
I've wanted this for so long and it is a cordless iron.
- I've wanted this for so long and it is a cordless iron.
- This one and it's also needs an iron, needs a steam.
Examples
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You don't just take your iron and just smear it all over your fabric, OK?
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So I recently got a iron and an ironing board.
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I'm going to gently close it, turn my iron back and push towards the mirror like so.
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My mom was ironing her clothes on a hotel bed and then she unplugged the iron and left the iron on the bed.
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Devin, go to your grandmother's and get the iron!
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Show them the iron!
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I plugged in the iron to remove the wrinkles from my shirt before the meeting.
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She placed the freshly washed clothes on the table and reached for the iron to smooth them out.
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After heating the iron, he carefully pressed it down on the fabric to get rid of the creases.
Synonyms
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8.0
A heavy metal tool with a flat bottom heated on a stove to press clothes
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1.1
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
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1.8
A small electric machine that makes steam to remove wrinkles from clothes
A tool with a flat hot metal base that removes creases from clothes
Idioms
- Informal
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4.7
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds
- Specialized
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4.7
A strong kind of iron that is easy to shape and used for gates and railings
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2.7
A kitchen tool with two hot plates that cooks batter into a patterned breakfast food
- Archaic
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6.7
A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
- Literature
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6.8
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
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3.8
A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
- Literature
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6.5
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
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1.1
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Specialized
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6.3
A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
- Specialized
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3.2
A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- NSFW
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9.9
An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
- Specialized
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4.9
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Jargon
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8.2
A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
- Literature
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7.2
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- Specialized
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5.9
A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green
- Specialized
A type of raw iron with high phosphorus used to make steel after removing it
- Specialized
A form of iron that is not magnetic and exists as a solid between 768°C and 906°C
- Specialized
A form of iron that exists at very high heat between 1403°C and 1532°C just below its melting point
- Specialized
A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
- Specialized
Metal made by mixing iron with other metals like nickel to make it stronger and resist heat
- Specialized
A type of cast iron made by adding other metals to make it stronger and resist wear
- Specialized
A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
- NSFW
A heavy metal thing shaped like a boot used to crush or burn a person's foot and leg
- Specialized
A metal such as cobalt or nickel that has properties similar to other metals in the same group
- Literature
A name for Otto von Bismarck, the German leader who united Germany in the 1800s
- Literature
A British general and politician best known for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo
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Etymology
Iron The noun iron for the device is named after the metal it is made from, a flat heated piece of iron used to smooth fabric. So the tool is called an iron because it is a hot metal tool for pressing clothes.