noun
- A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood.
- synonyms: Fe, atomic number 26
- A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head.
- Implement used to brand live stock.
- synonyms: branding iron
- Home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth.
- synonyms: smoothing iron
verb
- Press and smooth with a heated iron.
- usage: "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
adjective
- Extremely robust.
- usage: "an iron constitution"
- synonyms: cast-iron
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