iron
- noun
- /ˈaɪərn/
- On Saturday morning, Marc showed up with Peggy Jo's seven-iron and putter to register for the pitch-and-putt tournament.
But like, like when a guy is saying, do you think I should use the five iron?
- But like, like when a guy is saying, do you think I should use the five iron?
Examples
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Waste a few less drives and long irons, and you'll be in the eighties every time.
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Now here we find him with a 7-iron at this par-3 hole.
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You know, it's like how many yards to my release, you know, do I need a three iron to get out of here?
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Marcus, get the nine iron.
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I'm going to use the seven iron.
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And I brought Dad's five iron with me.
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And I'd take the nine iron out and chip shots and whack, I'd just get lost, you know?
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During the tournament, she confidently approached the green with her iron ready for a perfect shot.
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He chose a 5 iron to navigate the tricky fairway and hit the ball straight towards the flag.
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Many golfers prefer to carry a variety of irons to handle different distances and challenges on the course.
Synonyms
A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball
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
- 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
- Literature
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
- Literature
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- 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
- NSFW
An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
- Specialized
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Jargon
A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
- Literature
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- Specialized
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
How Far
- Specialized
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- Jargon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Iron The golf word iron comes from the club heads once being made of iron metal, so players called each metal-headed club an iron. That is why a golf iron is a metal club used to hit the ball.