What does iron mean?
Definitions for iron
ˈaɪ ərniron
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word iron.
Princeton's WordNet
iron, Fe, atomic number 26noun
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
ironnoun
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
iron, branding ironnoun
implement used to brand live stock
iron, smoothing ironadjective
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
cast-iron, ironverb
extremely robust
"an iron constitution"
iron, iron out, pressverb
press and smooth with a heated iron
"press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
GCIDE
Ironverb
To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon.iron out differences resolve differences; settle a dispute.
Wiktionary
ironverb
To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
ironadjective
Made of the metal iron.
ironadjective
Strong (as of will), inflexible.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ironadjective
In iron walls they deem'd me not secure. William Shakespeare, H. VI.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.Some are of an iron red, shining, and polite; others not polite, but as if powdered with iron dust. John Woodward.
Poll-cats and weesels do a great deal of injury to warrens: the way of taking them is in hutches, and iron traps. John Mortimer.
A piece of stone of a dark iron grey colour, but in some parts of a ferruginous colour. John Woodward, on Fossils.
Some of them are of an iron red, and very bright. John Woodward.
Three vigorous virgins, waiting still behind,
Assist the throne of th' iron scepter'd king. Richard Crashaw.O sad virgin, that thy power
Might bid the soul of Orpheus sing
Such notes as warbled to the string,
Drew iron tears from Pluto's cheek,
And made hell grant what love did seek. John Milton.In all my iron years of wars and dangers,
From blooming youth down to decaying age,
My fame ne'er knew a stain of dishonour. Nicholas Rowe.Jove crush the nations with an iron rod,
And ev'ry monarch be the scourge of God. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.Rash Elpenor, in an evil hour,
Dry'd an immeasurable bowl, and thought
T' exhale his surfeit by irriguous sleep,
Imprudent: him death's iron sleep opprest. Phillips.I will converse with iron witted fools,
And unrespective boys: none are for me,
That look into me with consid'rate eyes. William Shakespeare, R. III.IRONnoun
1.A metal common to all parts of the world, plentiful in most, and of a small price, though superior in real value to the dearest. Though the lightest of all metals, except tin, it is considerably the hardest; and, when pure, naturally malleable, but in a less degree than gold, silver, lead, or copper: when wrought into steel, or when in the impure state from its first fusion, in which it is called cast iron, it is scarce malleable; and the most ductile iron, heated and suddenly quenched in cold water, loses much of this quality. Iron is more capable of rust than any other metal, is very sonorous, and requires the strongest fire of all the metals to melt it, and is with difficulty amalgamated with mercury. Most of the other metals are brittle, while they are hot; but this is most malleable as it approaches nearest to fusion. It consists of a vitriolick salt, a vitrifiable earth, and a peculiar bituminous matter. The specifick gravity of iron is to water as 7632 is to1000. It is the only known substance that is attracted by the loadstone. Iron is not only soluble in all the stronger acids, but even in common water. Pure iron has been found in some places but very rarely. Iron has greater medicinal virtues than any of the other metals. Hill.
Etymology: haiarn, Welsh; isern, iren, Saxon; iorn, Erse.
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer. Num. xxxv. 16.
The power of drawing iron is one of the ideas of a loadstone, and a power to be so drawn is a part of that of iron. John Locke.
In a piece of iron ore, of a ferruginous colour, are several thin plates, placed parallel to each other. John Woodward.
There are incredible quantities of iron flag in various parts of the forest of Dean. John Woodward, on Fossils.
Iron stone lies in strata. John Woodward, on Fossils.
I treated of making iron work, and steel work in general. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.
Irons of a doit, doublets that hangmen would
Bury with those that wore them, these base slaves,
Ere yet the fight be done, pack up. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.O Thou! whose captain I account myself,
Look on my forces with a gracious eye:
Put in their hands thy bruising irons of wrath,
That they may crush down with a heavy fall
Th' usurping helmets of our adversaries. William Shakespeare, R. III.His feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in irons. Ps.
Can'st thou fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish-spears? Job xli. 7:.
For this your locks in paper-durance bound?
For this with tort'ring irons wreath'd around? Alexander Pope.The iron entered into his soul. Psalms. Common Prayer.
To Ironverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Wikipedia
IRON
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ChatGPT
iron
Iron is a strong, hard, magnetic, silvery-gray metal, often used to manufacture steel. It's a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is the second most common metal on Earth and an essential element for most life forms, aiding in the creation of hemoglobin in red blood cells which carries oxygen throughout the body.
Webster Dictionary
Ironnoun
the most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances
Ironnoun
an instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc
Ironnoun
fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles
Ironnoun
strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron
Ironnoun
of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust
Ironnoun
resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness
Ironnoun
like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;
Ironnoun
rude; hard; harsh; severe
Ironnoun
firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution
Ironnoun
inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will
Ironnoun
not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious
Ironverb
to smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out
Ironverb
to shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff
Ironverb
to furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon
Etymology: [OE. iren, AS. ren, sen, sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. sarn, OHG. sarn, san, G. eisen, Icel. sarn, jrn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]
Wikidata
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. Iron's very common presence in rocky planets like Earth is due to its abundant production as a result of fusion in high-mass stars, where the production of nickel-56 is the last nuclear fusion reaction that is exothermic. This causes radioactive nickel to become the last element to be produced before collapse of a supernova leads to the explosive events that scatter this precursor radionuclide of iron abundantly into space. Like other group 8 elements, iron exists in a wide range of oxidation states, −2 to +6, although +2 and +3 are the most common. Elemental iron occurs in meteoroids and other low oxygen environments, but is reactive to oxygen and water. Fresh iron surfaces appear lustrous silvery-gray, but oxidize in normal air to give hydrated iron oxides, commonly known as rust. Unlike many other metals which form passivating oxide layers, iron oxides occupy more volume than iron metal, and thus iron oxides flake off and expose fresh surfaces for corrosion.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Iron
ī′urn, n. the most common and useful of the metals: an instrument or utensil made of iron, as a hand-harpoon, &c.: a golf-club with an iron head, more set back than the cleek: strength: (pl.) fetters: chains.—adj. formed of iron: resembling iron: rude: stern: fast-binding: not to be broken: robust: dull of understanding.—v.t. to smooth with a smoothing-iron: to arm with iron: to fetter.—adjs. I′ron-bound, bound with iron: rugged, as a coast; I′ron-cased; I′ronclad, clad in iron: covered or protected with iron.—n. a vessel defended by iron plates.—ns. I′ron-clay, a yellowish clay containing a large quantity of iron ore; I′roner, one who irons; I′ron-flint, ferruginous quartz; I′ron-found′er, one who founds or makes castings in iron; I′ron-found′ry, a place where iron is founded or cast.—adj. I′ron-gray, of a gray colour, like that of iron freshly cut or broken.—n. this colour.—adjs. I′ron-hand′ed, having hands hard as iron; I′ron-heart′ed, having a heart hard as iron: cruel.—ns. I′ron-heat′er, the piece of metal heated in the fire for a laundress's box-iron; I′roning, the act of smoothing with hot irons; I′roning-board, a smooth board covered with cloth, on which clothes are laid for ironing; I′roning-machine′, a machine for hotpressing cloth, hats, &c.; I′ron-liq′uor, iron acetate, a dyers' mordant; I′ronmaster, a master or proprietor of ironworks; I′ronmonger, a dealer in articles made of iron; I′ronmongery, a general name for articles made of iron: hardware; I′ron-mould, the spot left on wet cloth after touching rusty iron; I′ron-sand, sand containing particles of iron ore: steel filings used in fireworks.—adj. I′ron-sick (naut.), having the iron bolts and spikes much corroded.—n. I′ronside, a man of iron resolution: (pl.) a name given to Cromwell's irresistible horse.—adj. I′ron-sid′ed, having a side of, or as hard as, iron: rough: hardy.—ns. I′ronsmith, a worker in iron; I′ron-stone, a term usually applied to any ore yielding iron; I′ronware, wares or goods of iron.—adj. I′ron-wit′ted (Shak.), unfeeling, insensible.—n. I′ronwood, applied to the timber of various trees on account of their hardness.—adj. I′ron-word′ed (Tenn.), in words as strong as iron.—n. I′ronwork, the parts of a building, &c., made of iron: anything of iron: a furnace where iron is smelted, or a foundry, &c., where it is made into heavy work.—adj. I′rony, made, consisting, or partaking of iron: like iron: hard.—ns. Cast′-ī′ron, a compound of iron and carbon, obtained directly from iron ore by smelting; Ital′ian-ī′ron, an instrument for fluting linen or lace.—Iron age, an archæological term indicating the condition as to civilisation and culture of a people using iron as the material for their cutting tools and weapons: a period of cruel tyranny; Iron bark tree, a name given in Australia to certain species of Eucalyptus (q.v.); Iron crown, the ancient crown of Lombardy, so named from a thin band of iron said to be made from one of the nails of the Cross; Iron entered into his soul, the bitterest pang of grief has touched his heart.—Bessemer iron, pig-iron suitable for making Bessemer steel.—Have too many irons in the fire, to be trying to do too many things at once; In irons, having fetters on; Rule with a rod of iron, to rule with stern severity. [A.S. iren; Ger. eisen.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
iron
Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern supercomputers). Often in the phrase big iron. Oppose silicon. See also dinosaur.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Iron
A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
IRON
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Iron is ranked #72332 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Iron surname appeared 269 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Iron.
56.1% or 151 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
21.1% or 57 total occurrences were Black.
13.3% or 36 total occurrences were White.
6.3% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'iron' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2345
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'iron' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1968
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'iron' in Nouns Frequency: #949
Anagrams for iron »
inro
inrō
noir
nori
Orin
RINO
nor i
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of iron in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of iron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of iron in a Sentence
They( U.S. government) will be on board once we can iron out some more of the details, conceptually having a global testing entity with adjudication system is a great idea.
People were very pleased with the progress we've made on costs, very pleased with the guidance we were providing on the cost journey ahead of us and the certainty and clarity we provided, and with a little bit of an uptick in the iron ore price, yesterday was the time to go back to the market.
women life is very hard, morning wash cloths, noon dry cloths, evening iron clothes, night remove cloths, late mid night search clothes..
Beets contain the antioxidant betalains, which give red beetroots their natural, vibrant red color. Beetroots are also a great source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, calcium and iron.
The problem was the smoke -- all the windows and doors were shut and there was dense smoke inside, no one could get out. There was an iron door and it was locked and people were brought out only after we broke the door open. It had become a toxic chamber.
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- حديدArabic
- jernDanish
- EisenGerman
- σίδεροGreek
- feroEsperanto
- hierroSpanish
- اهنPersian
- rauta-Finnish
- fer à repasserFrench
- iarannIrish
- लोहाHindi
- VasHungarian
- besiIndonesian
- ferroItalian
- 鉄Japanese
- ಕಬ್ಬಿಣKannada
- 철Korean
- ferrumLatin
- ijzerDutch
- jernNorwegian
- żelazoPolish
- ferroPortuguese
- fierRomanian
- � елезоRussian
- järn-Swedish
- இரும்புTamil
- залізоUkrainian
- لوہاUrdu
- bàn làVietnamese
- פּרעסןYiddish
- 铁Chinese
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