IRON
/ˈaɪən/
4
Scrabble
5
WWF
I(1) R(1) O(1) N(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈaɪən/
noun
- A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.“wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron”
- 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.
- (usually plural, irons) Shackles.
verb
- To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
- To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
- To furnish or arm with iron.“to iron a wagon”
adjective
- Made of the metal iron.
- Strong (as of will), inflexible.“He held on with an iron grip.”
Source: Wiktionary
