iron

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). === Pronunciation === (MLE) IPA(key): /æːn/, /æən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ən/ (General American) enPR: ī'ərn, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ (dialectal, Canada, Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈjɜ(r)n/, /ˈəj(ː)ən/, /ˈəjrən/ Homophone: ion (in some accents only) Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)n === Noun === iron (countable and uncountable, plural irons) (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe. Synonym: ferrum Hypernyms: metal < element; substance; material For more quotations using this term, see Citations:iron. (uncountable, countable, metallurgy) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron. Hypernyms: metal < substance; material Hyponyms: cast iron, ductile iron, gray iron, pig iron, white iron, wrought iron (countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus. Synonyms: clothes iron, flatiron, smoothing iron Hyponyms: box iron, charcoal iron, steam iron Coordinate terms: clothes press, mangle Any of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel. Hypernym: tool Hyponyms: pinking iron, plane iron, plough iron, ripping iron, tamping iron, tire iron (usually in the plural, irons) Shackles. Hyponym: leg irons (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun. Synonym: shooting iron (uncountable) A dark shade of the color silver. (countable, Cockney rhyming slang, offensive, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof) A male homosexual. Synonyms: poof, queer; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots. Hyponyms: driving iron, long iron, short iron, 1-iron, 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron (uncountable, figurative) Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material. (weightlifting) Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training. (countable, astronomy, geology) A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material. A safety curtain in a theatre. (military, slang) A dumb bomb, one without guidance systems. ==== Hypernyms ==== (metal): metal ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === iron (not comparable) (not comparable) Made of the metal iron. (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible. Synonyms: adamant, adamantine, brassbound ==== Hypernyms ==== (made of the metal iron): metal, metallic ==== Hyponyms ==== (made of the metal iron): wrought-iron ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ferrous, ferric === Verb === iron (third-person singular simple present irons, present participle ironing, simple past and past participle ironed) (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases. (intransitive) To engage in such pressing of clothing. (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. (transitive) To furnish, clad, or arm with iron. ==== Synonyms ==== (to pass an iron over): press ==== Coordinate terms ==== (to pass an iron over): mangle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: アイロン (airon) → Māori: haeana ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === iron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Iron”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “iron”, in Mindat.org‎[3], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. “iron (hoof) n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === Orin, RINO, Rion, inro, inrō, noir, nori, roin == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiron/ Rhymes: -iron Syllabification: i‧ron === Noun === iron accusative singular of iro == Japanese == === Romanization === iron Rōmaji transcription of いろん