iron
- noun
- /ˈaɪərn/
- Again, it's much slower than using the iron, but this is the right way to do it.
- a hot iron
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Watch on YouTubeI'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
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
A small electric machine that makes steam to remove wrinkles from clothes
A heavy metal tool with a flat bottom heated on a stove to press clothes
A tool with a flat hot metal base that removes creases from clothes
Idioms
- Informal
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
Compounds
- Specialized
A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds
- Literature
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
- Specialized
A strong kind of iron that is easy to shape and used for gates and railings
A kitchen tool with two hot plates that cooks batter into a patterned breakfast food
- Archaic
A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
- Specialized
A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green
- Specialized
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Literature
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- NSFW
An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Literature
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
- Specialized
A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
- Specialized
A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- Jargon
A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
- Specialized
A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
- Archaic
A hot metal tool that burns body tissue to stop bleeding or remove growths
- Archaic
A golf club like an iron used to roll the ball on the green before modern clubs
- Specialized
A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
- Literature
A name for Otto von Bismarck, the German leader who united Germany in the 1800s
- NSFW
A heavy metal thing shaped like a boot used to crush or burn a person's foot and leg
A small slow-growing tree from northern Iran with very hard wood and a low domed shape
- Specialized
A type of raw iron with high phosphorus used to make steel after removing it
- Literature
A British general and politician best known for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo
- Specialized
Metal shaped into parts that hold up buildings like beams and columns
- Specialized
A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
How Effective
- Specialized
- Archaic
- UK
Surface Forms
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.