Definition of "iron"
- noun
A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, 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.
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.
- adjective
Made of the metal iron.
- verb
To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
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