iron
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈaɪərn/
:
férreo
- He rules this place with an iron fist.
- an iron fist
- iron law
So there's, there's like an iron law of wealth.
- So there's, there's like an iron law of wealth.
- I'm like mom I told you, you got to have iron skin.
- Joseph Stalin ran the Soviet Union with, as is well known, an iron grip.
- But I remember and we never crossed my dad, he he ruled with an iron, with an iron fist and stick.
- He not only thinks the trade deficits are like red ink, he also can only work through the through the iron fist.
Examples
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Now, as Lenin had said in March, iron discipline is needed here.
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We have like this iron will where we're ready to go no matter what.
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I'm like mom I told you, you got to have iron skin.
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I felt like an iron hand in a white glove was in front of my face.
Fiction book (1992) -
In their place remain intensely practical, realistic, iron-willed executives who never let a theory interfere with a condition.
Academic text (1991) -
Someone who has ruled this cove with deceit and an iron fist.
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Her iron determination helped her overcome every obstacle.
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The athlete trained with an iron focus, pushing past her limits every day.
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Despite numerous setbacks, his iron resolve kept him pursuing his dreams.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
4.7
Do something quickly to use a good chance before it ends
Compounds
- Specialized
12
3.7
A very hard but brittle metal made by melting iron and pouring it into molds
- Specialized
10
4.7
A strong kind of iron that is easy to shape and used for gates and railings
5
2.7
A kitchen tool with two hot plates that cooks batter into a patterned breakfast food
- Archaic
4
6.7
A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
- Literature
2
6.8
A strong political barrier that separated Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
2
3.8
A tiny piece of iron that comes off metal when you scrape it, used to show how magnets work
- Literature
1
6.5
A nickname for Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for her strict leadership
1
1.1
A small machine with a flat hot metal base used to press clothes and remove wrinkles
- Specialized
1
6.3
A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
- Specialized
1
3.2
A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
- NSFW
1
9.9
An iron box shaped like a person with spikes inside that causes great pain or death
- Specialized
1
4.9
People pour hot iron from a furnace into bars to be made into steel later
- Jargon
1
8.2
A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
- Literature
1
7.2
A nickname for a woman political leader, not only Margaret Thatcher, seen as strong and strict
- Specialized
1
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
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Iron The adjective iron comes from the metal iron, which is known for being very strong and hard. So when we say someone has an iron will or an iron constitution we mean they are very strong and unbending.