iron
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- noun
- /ˈaɪərn/
- In July and August 1989 alone, foreign investment in petrochemical, iron, and steel production exceeded $100 million.
- iron deficiency
- iron-deficiency anemia
- oral iron
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Watch on YouTubeThe number one food for iron is red meat.
- The number one food for iron is red meat.
- It would all just bond to to iron and become rust, right?
- This one is made from iron of my homeland.
- So the moon actually lacks iron in bulk.
- So I've sort of been upping my iron content in the plant foods.
- They can't output as much iron because they just can't.
- Yeah, yeah, of course we have heme irons in well we have heme.
- OK, so it's just, it's just iron, it's just natural resources.
- Palladium, gold, silver, platinum, iron Ching baby.
- One, we have an iron asteroid strikes the earth.
Examples
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Consuming vitamin C-rich foods or fruit juice along with any iron-rich foods can also enhance iron absorption.
Academic text (2012) -
In the western hut, he found chunks of iron slag in a hearth next to the back wall.
Academic text (2008) -
The number one food for iron is red meat.
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I made the stuff to last, really, like put together with iron, and it took a beating.
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This one is made from iron of my homeland.
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- It has the big iron fence around it.
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No one has ever found deposits of iron, although gold is sometimes found in nature.
Fiction book (1990) -
That sword you carry is made of iron from this earth, forged in the fires of Britain.
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There's also a piece of lead shot and an iron nail covered in corrosion.
Academic text (2011) -
Many bridges and buildings are constructed using iron for its strength and durability.
Synonyms
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Symbol for iron, a heavy magnetic metal used to make tools and steel
Idioms
- Informal
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Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
Compounds
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A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds
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A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
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A strong kind of iron that is easy to shape and used for gates and railings
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A kitchen tool with two hot plates that cooks batter into a patterned breakfast food
- Archaic
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A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
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A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green
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People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Literature
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A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- NSFW
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An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
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A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Literature
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A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
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A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
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A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- Jargon
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A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
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A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
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A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
- Archaic
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A hot metal tool that burns body tissue to stop bleeding or remove growths
- Archaic
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A golf club like an iron used to roll the ball on the green before modern clubs
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A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
- Literature
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A name for Otto von Bismarck, the German leader who united Germany in the 1800s
- NSFW
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A heavy metal thing shaped like a boot used to crush or burn a person's foot and leg
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A small slow-growing tree from northern Iran with very hard wood and a low domed shape
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A type of raw iron with high phosphorus used to make steel after removing it
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A British general and politician best known for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo
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Metal shaped into parts that hold up buildings like beams and columns
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A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
How Heavy
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Iron The word iron comes from an old English word īsern that meant 'iron', the metal we use for tools and bridges. That's why the name stays for the strong, heavy metal that can rust and is also found in blood.