ironnoun
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/iron noun (METAL)
B1 symbol Fe [ U ] a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts in blood:
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- A heavy iron chain was clamped around his wrists.
- The earth's core is a hot, molten mix of iron and nickel.
- The roof is made from sheets of corrugated iron.
- The autopsy revealed that his murderer had struck him on the head with an iron bar.
- Working iron requires higher temperatures than bronze.
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- antimony
- calcium
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- selenium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- urea
- vanadium
- xenon
- zinc
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iron noun (FOR CLOTHES)
B1 [ C ] a piece of equipment for making clothes flat and smooth that has a handle and a flat base and is usually heated with electricity:
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- I'll have to go back to the house - I think I've left the iron on.
- I'm not particularly what you would call a New Man, but I do know how to use an iron.
- The iron was too hot and he scorched the shirt.
- The hot iron left a singe mark on my dress.
- I picked up a new steam iron at the sale - it makes the ironing so much quicker and easier.
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Cleaning clothes
- boil
- cleaner
- clothes brush
- clothes horse
- clothes peg
- clothesline
- conditioner
- dryer
- iron box
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- launderette
- trouser press
- tumble dryer
- valet service
- wash
- washer
- washer-dryer
- white
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iron noun (GOLF)
[ C ] a stick that has an iron or steel part at the end that is used to hit the ball in golf:
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Golf
- a hole in one idiom
- birdie
- bunker
- chip
- drive
- fairway
- golf course
- green
- hole
- match play
- mini-golf
- miniature golf
- par
- putt
- putting green
- rough
- sand trap
- tee (sth) up
- tee off
- yip
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iron noun (CHAINS)
chains tied around someone to prevent them from escaping or moving:
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- chain
- cord
- flex
- gut
- halter
- harness
- landline
- lasso
- leash
- rein
- shackles
- string
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
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Idiom(s)
ironverb [ I or T ]
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/B1 to make clothes flat and smooth using an iron:
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Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- sand
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- steady
- straighten
- wrinkle
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Phrasal verb(s)
ironadjective [ before noun ]
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/very strong physically, mentally, or emotionally:
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Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- almighty
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- elemental
- high-octane
- industrial-strength
- invincible
- invulnerable
- lusty
- muscle-flexing
- omnipotent
- reckon
- stout
- stoutly
- superhuman
- to be reckoned with idiom
- tough
- toughie
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