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iron en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈəj(ː)ən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈəjrən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ (Canada, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, dialectal)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɑɪ.ən/ (Australia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈjɜ(r)n/ (South-Asia)
  • ī'ərn (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no-der.? Proto-Celtic *īsarnombor. Proto-Germanic *īsarną Proto-West Germanic *īsarn Old English īsern Old English īren Middle English iren English iron 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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots airn, ern (“iron”), Yola eeren (“iron”), Saterland Frisian Iersen (“iron”), West Frisian izer (“iron”), Bavarian Eisn (“iron”), Cimbrian aizarn (“iron”), Dutch ijzer (“iron”), German, Luxembourgish Eisen (“iron”), German Low German Isen (“iron”), Alemannic German Ise (“iron”), Limburgish iezer (“iron”), Mòcheno aisn (“iron”), Vilamovian ȧjza (“iron”), West Flemish yzer (“iron”), Yiddish אײַזן (ayzn, “iron”), Danish jern, jærn (“iron”), Faroese jarn (“iron”), Icelandic járn (“iron”), Jamtish járn, jáðn (“iron”), Norwegian Bokmål jern (“iron”), Norwegian Nynorsk jarn, jern, jønn (“iron”), Swedish jern, jaͤrn, järn (“iron”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn, “iron”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made of the metal iron.
  2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
    • The faces of the gods are iron and their mouths set hard. There is no hope from the gods. 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 64:
    • But in her speech, Truss said she would exert an “iron discipline” over public spending, hinting at possible austerity to come. “I believe in sound money and a lean state,” she said. 2022 October 5, Rowena Mason, quoting Liz Truss, “Liz Truss promises ‘growth, growth and growth’ in protest-hit speech”, in The Guardian:
    • He held on with an iron grip.
    • […]the fruit-garden, where every tree and walk had a remembrance—those iron links of affection. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 201:
    • And it is symptomatic of the many paradoxes of Lederer's life that of all the people in the room, Brotherhood is the one whom he would most wish to serve, if ever he had the opportunity, even though — or perhaps because — his occasional efforts to ingratiate himself with his adopted hero have met with iron rebuff. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
    • She had an iron will.
    • an iron constitution
    • Iron men

Deriveds

iron paper · Iron Cross · Iron Curtain · Iron Duke · Iron Lady · iron gum · iron-worded · iron chink · Iron Guard · iron mike · iron sleep · iron oak · iron jubilee · iron-fisted · iron-willed · iron law · ironly · iron slumber · iron gum tree · iron-witted · iron cap · iron-faced · iron horse · iron hand · iron wedding · iron walls · iron lung

Hypernyms

metal (made of the metal iron) · metallic (made of the metal iron)

Hyponyms

wrought-iron (made of the metal iron)

Relateds

ferric · ferrous

Synonyms

brassbound · adamant · adamantine

Translations (94)

pt férreo (made of iron) · uk залі́зний (made of iron) · it ferro (strong, inflexible) · bg желе́зен (made of iron) · pl żelazny (made of iron) · et raudne (made of iron) · ar حَدِيدِيّ (made of iron) · hy երկաթե (strong, inflexible) · fr de fer (made of iron) · ru несгиба́емый (strong, inflexible) · eo fera (strong, inflexible) · ka მაგარი (strong, inflexible) · eo fera (made of iron) · ka რკინის (strong, inflexible) · pt ferrenho (strong, inflexible) · th เหล็ก (made of iron) · ro din fier (made of iron) · ga iarnda (made of iron) · ang īsern (made of iron) · hy երկաթե (made of iron) · ka რკინის (made of iron) · ru твёрдый (strong, inflexible) · la ferreus (made of iron) · fo jarn- (made of iron) · nl ijzeren (made of iron) · sh železan (made of iron) · pl żelazny (strong, inflexible) · uk залі́зний (strong, inflexible) · bg здрав (strong, inflexible) · es ferroso (made of iron) · hy երկաթյա (made of iron) · ru желе́зный (made of iron) · ia ferree (made of iron) · it ferrico (made of iron) · ms besi (made of iron) · tr demir (made of iron) · ga iarnaí (made of iron) · it ferroso (made of iron) · wym ȧjzera (made of iron) · mi rino (made of iron) · got 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (made of iron) · it inflessibile (strong, inflexible) · da jern- (made of iron) · eo ŝtala (strong, inflexible) · es férreo (made of iron) · fi rautainen (made of iron) · mh aen (made of iron) · br houarnek (made of iron) · ro de fier (strong, inflexible) · zza asınên (made of iron) · es férrico (made of iron) · eo nefleksebla (strong, inflexible) · lv dzelzs- (made of iron) · br houarn (made of iron) · lo ເຫຼັກ (made of iron) · sk železný (made of iron) · et raud- (made of iron) · de eisern (strong, inflexible) · ba тимер (made of iron) · pt de ferro (made of iron) · zh 鐵製的 /铁制的 (made of iron) · fa آهنین (made of iron) · sv järn- (made of iron) · gl férreo (made of iron) · es férreo (strong, inflexible) · el σιδερένιος (strong, inflexible) · sk železný (strong, inflexible) · io fera (made of iron) · mk железен (made of iron) · lt geležinis (made of iron) · sh željezan (made of iron) · ka უდრეკი (strong, inflexible) · yi אײַזערן (made of iron) · hy երկաթյա (strong, inflexible) · it ferreo (made of iron) · fi rautainen (strong, inflexible) · de eisern (made of iron) · ja 鉄製の (made of iron) · ca de ferro (made of iron) · ro de fier (made of iron) · el σιδερένιος (made of iron) · bg силен (strong, inflexible) · sv järn- (strong, inflexible) · ru желе́зный (strong, inflexible) · ckb ئاسنین (made of iron) · ru жёсткий (strong, inflexible) · aii ܦܪܸܙܠܵܝܵܐ (made of iron) · ka მტკიცე (strong, inflexible) · sk železový (made of iron) · grc σιδήρεος (made of iron) · ia de ferro (made of iron) · ml ഇരുമ്പ് (made of iron) · ka ძლიერი (strong, inflexible) · fa آهنی (strong, inflexible)

iron en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈəj(ː)ən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈəjrən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ (Canada, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, dialectal)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɑɪ.ən/ (Australia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈjɜ(r)n/ (South-Asia)
  • ī'ərn (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no-der.? Proto-Celtic *īsarnombor. Proto-Germanic *īsarną Proto-West Germanic *īsarn Old English īsern Old English īren Middle English iren English iron 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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots airn, ern (“iron”), Yola eeren (“iron”), Saterland Frisian Iersen (“iron”), West Frisian izer (“iron”), Bavarian Eisn (“iron”), Cimbrian aizarn (“iron”), Dutch ijzer (“iron”), German, Luxembourgish Eisen (“iron”), German Low German Isen (“iron”), Alemannic German Ise (“iron”), Limburgish iezer (“iron”), Mòcheno aisn (“iron”), Vilamovian ȧjza (“iron”), West Flemish yzer (“iron”), Yiddish אײַזן (ayzn, “iron”), Danish jern, jærn (“iron”), Faroese jarn (“iron”), Icelandic járn (“iron”), Jamtish járn, jáðn (“iron”), Norwegian Bokmål jern (“iron”), Norwegian Nynorsk jarn, jern, jønn (“iron”), Swedish jern, jaͤrn, järn (“iron”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn, “iron”).

Meanings

  1. (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.
    • They gather one by one, trickling into the shady courtyard, the familiar hum of Mass. Ave. wafting in from behind brick buildings and iron gates. 2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025:
    • Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
  3. (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.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Any of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel.
  5. (countable, plural-normally, qualifier:irons, uncountable) Shackles.
  6. (countable, slang, uncountable) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
    • the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip 1959, Marty Robbins, “Big Iron”:
    • It's many niggas now totin' iron.
    • Ah, throw that old iron over here! We'll pick it up and go on our way. 1948, John Huston, Treasure of the Sierra Madre:
  7. (uncountable) A dark shade of the color silver.
  8. (Cockney, countable, offensive, qualifier:shortened from iron hoof; rhyming with poof; shortened from iron hoof; rhyming with poof, slang) A male homosexual.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
    • The brassey much resembled the driver, but the iron opened out quite a new field of practice; […] 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major:
  10. (figuratively, uncountable) Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
    • Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him, or give it up. This is not a game of cards — this is your life and mine! 1980 December 19, PAP election rally at Fullerton Square, spoken by Lee Kuan Yew:
    • ironman; a will of iron
    • He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron.
  11. (countable, uncountable) Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
    • He lifts iron on the weekends.
    • I wanted Beauty, and what Nature had failed to supply, Iron would. 1986, Paul Reed, “Serenity”, in Eric E. Rofes, editor, Gay Life: Leisure, Love, and Living for the Contemporary Gay Male, page 10:
  12. (countable) A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.
    • Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A safety curtain in a theatre.
  14. (countable, slang, uncountable) A dumb bomb, one without guidance systems.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
irons Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

clothes press · mangle

Deriveds

iron-manganese tungstate · chromate of iron · fagot iron · iron-founder · iron saffron · iron maiden · bick-iron · iron virgin · iron bloom · ironmaking · iron-sulphur cluster · iron grey · ironshot, iron-shot · Iron Curtain · cast-iron stomach · ironstone · searing-iron · nickel-iron · shank-iron · iron road · iron-montmorillonite · iron-clad · iron eagle · hot iron test · iron blue · iron-miner · ironmaster · ironfounder · iron sulphide · iron cage · iron(III) oxide · in irons · iron sulfate · iron heel · iron-handed · ironware · shooting-iron · iron stain · Iron County · Iron Springs · iron ring · cast-iron · Iron Range · ironweed · in iron · Iron Pot Creek · iron-handedly · Iron Age · iron scale · iron stand · iron-heartedness · mid-iron · Iron Dome · iron-cased · ironbark · iron-deficient · iron-sulfur protein · iron-headed · chrome iron ore · iron mountain · ironclad · ironshod · grey iron · iron carbide · proto-iron · iron buff · ironperson · ironhanded · ironman · rule with a rod of iron · iron-sulfur cluster · iron hydroxide · iron maid · ironwoman · iron trichloride · iron iodide · iron-making · iron-grey · strike the iron while it's hot · Ironton · ironmonger · leg irons · put every iron in the fire · iron player · iron bridge · iron mining · waxing iron · iron monticellite · Iron Mountain · tue-iron · iron-blue · iron tungstate · iron(III) sulphate · yttrium iron garnet · Iron Gates · ironlike · iron gray · balling-iron · beak-iron · iron-shod · ironedetate · iron-binding · iron protoxide · iron period · iron(II) sulfate · clothing-iron · copper-iron · iron grass · stony-iron · iron-sulphur protein · iron hoof · ironbound · ironfounding · iron mould · boom-iron · iron-plated · iron lady · ironness · Ironside · ironheads · brand-iron · iron-rich · flat iron steak · irony · iron foundry · iron-bind · iron oxide · iron-gray · tow-iron · iron sulphate · iron triad · iron hat · ironable · iron vitriol · iron fall · iron sponge · iron mold · ironmaker · iron game · iron rice bowl · gamma-iron · iron chloride · iron-sided · sulphate of iron · have too many irons in the fire · Ironsides · ironed · iron house · iron age · iron loss · iron cement · iron meteorite · iron yellow · Ironbottom Sound · iron sand · iron saw · Iron Mike · iron mine · ironside · iron man · iron-hard · iron horse · green iron ore · faggot iron · iron fist · iron sulfide · iron harvest · iron bird · iron phosphate · ironcaps spider orchid · toasting-iron · iron handed · ironworker · beck-iron · iron handedly · ironsand · iron-maker · iron gang · too many irons in the fire · iron band · stretching-iron · iron glance · iron butterfly · ironless · iron cross · iron alum · iron ore · lamp-iron · Ironbridge · sulfate of iron · iron shrub · ironwood · bog iron ore · ironsmith · iron-sick · iron salt · Ironville · making-iron · ironwork · ironmongery · iron(II) sulphate · oxide of iron · iron deficiency · iron bomb · sad-iron · wouldn't work in an iron lung · hard as iron · iron play · iron-handedness · iron mask · iron curtain · iron-hearted · iron group · iron-free · hack-iron · mulling iron · gal-iron · ironmine · iron(III) chloride · strike while the iron is hot · iron cloth · ironheart · iron ration · toggle-iron · red iron oxide · iron tribromide · iron strap · iron liquor · iron-gall ink · iron clay · iron-tree · iron smelting · ironworking · iron-blue fly · ironish · iron pyrites · ironwort · iron triangle · iron filings · iron flint · iron handedness · iron pan · iron(III) sulfate · ironfield · Iron Acton · cramp-iron · iron heater · iron condor · iron brew · iron pyrite · iron bacterium

Hypernyms

material · substance · metal (metal) · element · substance · tool · metal · metal · material

Hyponyms

sadiron · sable iron · malleable iron · horse iron · black iron · roast iron · bridle iron · cobiron · Quevenne's iron · bad iron · zinc iron · uniron · lofting iron · snarling iron · chrome iron · stony iron · meteoritic iron · pie iron · barking iron · toddy iron · wear iron · organoiron · bar iron · iron-57 · chromic iron · croze iron · hair iron · crimping iron · grappling iron · iron-58 · pinking iron · brandiron · beta iron · sheet iron · galvanized iron · stub iron · Italian iron · tire iron · gamma iron · pentairon · spiegel iron · bog iron · steam iron · angle iron · sponge iron · scribing iron · octairon · harping iron · plough iron · diiron · rub iron · midiron · leg iron · clothing iron · cranse iron · triron · specular iron · tyre iron · pyrophoric iron · motley iron · draw iron · stirrup iron · Russia iron · Russian iron · span iron · tetrairon · epsilon iron · silicon iron · box iron · gray iron · scrap iron · branding iron · firing iron · telluric iron · heptairon · big iron · electric iron · galvanised iron · tow iron · shaving iron · meteoric iron · flatiron · hexaaquairon · pig iron · soldering iron · delta iron · noniron · riesel iron · radioiron · steely iron · cramp iron · calking iron · patty iron · ductile iron · mashie iron · crance iron · tamping iron · plane iron · hexairon · snarling-iron · cold iron · caulking iron · Berlin iron · wrought iron · flat iron · crisping iron · hawser iron · wroughtiron · toggle iron · cast iron · white iron · round iron · meaking iron · arsenical iron · iron-56 · road iron · iron-54 · lily iron · fire iron · climbing iron · gammon iron · smoothing iron · merchant iron · gob iron · bloomery iron · ripping iron · running iron · sweet iron · spathic iron · goose iron · jagging iron · plow iron · alpha iron · fresh off the irons · pumping iron · Bessemer iron · sweating iron · grozing iron · sparry iron · corrugated iron · pump iron · tramp iron · sand iron · tank iron · waffle iron · curling iron · grab iron

Relateds

gridiron · andiron

Synonyms

shooting iron · queer · ferrum · clothes iron · flatiron · poof · smoothing iron

Translations (584)

ht fè (chemical element Fe) · ps آهن (chemical element Fe) · ksb kiama (chemical element Fe) · sxb ikyoma (chemical element Fe) · gsw Iise (chemical element Fe) · rw ikyuma (chemical element Fe) · av махх (chemical element Fe) · qu khillay (chemical element Fe) · wbp jitipayini (chemical element Fe) · sh žèljezo (chemical element Fe) · kok लोक्कंड (chemical element Fe) · saz ꢭꢴꣁꢒꢠ꣄ (chemical element Fe) · unm sëkahsën (chemical element Fe) · gu લોખંડ (chemical element Fe) · lai ichijela (chemical element Fe) · myx sikyuma (chemical element Fe) · ksc aka (chemical element Fe) · de Eisen (type of golf club) · sl železo (chemical element Fe) · piw ichela (chemical element Fe) · ruq ier (chemical element Fe) · co ferru (chemical element Fe) · fa-ira آهَن (chemical element Fe) · cdo 鐵 /铁 (chemical element Fe) · ple mbêsi (chemical element Fe) · cjm bisei (chemical element Fe) · de Eisen (chemical element Fe) · rim ichuma (chemical element Fe) · bou chuma (chemical element Fe) · pms fer (chemical element Fe) · vep raud (chemical element Fe) · wbi kyuma (chemical element Fe) · gur kurgo (chemical element Fe) · wuu 鐵 /铁 (chemical element Fe) · xtc ndhalele (chemical element Fe) · txb eñcuwo (chemical element Fe) · oc fèr (chemical element Fe) · fo jarn (chemical element Fe) · la ferrum (chemical element Fe) · evn сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · thk ithaga (chemical element Fe) · kiv ichuma (chemical element Fe) · nl ijzer (chemical element Fe) · cgg obutare (chemical element Fe) · tdd ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (chemical element Fe) · rsk желєзо (chemical element Fe) · bo ལྕགས (chemical element Fe) · sid siwila (chemical element Fe) · mww hlau (chemical element Fe) · klb kaichmaat (chemical element Fe) · az dəmir (chemical element Fe) · ko 철 (chemical element Fe) · lo ເຫລັກ (chemical element Fe) · kmr asin (chemical element Fe) · mwl fierro (chemical element Fe) · neg sələ (chemical element Fe) · gil biti (chemical element Fe) · nan-hbl 鐵 /铁 (chemical element Fe) · cmn 鐵 /铁 (chemical element Fe) · szl żelazo (chemical element Fe) · mgw kyOma (chemical element Fe) · goh īsarn (chemical element Fe) · ps وسپنه (chemical element Fe) · kjh тимір (chemical element Fe) · rif uzzař (chemical element Fe) · sh žèlezo (chemical element Fe) · wmw chuma (chemical element Fe) · lld fer (chemical element Fe) · ofs īsern (chemical element Fe) · zaj zuhma (chemical element Fe) · mdh putaw (chemical element Fe) · css heeru (chemical element Fe) · suw syoma (chemical element Fe) · sh жѐлезо (chemical element Fe) · mgy kyuma (chemical element Fe) · war puthaw (chemical element Fe) · osp fierro (chemical element Fe) · ttt uhun (chemical element Fe) · mfe fer (chemical element Fe) · zga ikyoma (chemical element Fe) · nyo obutare (chemical element Fe) · pcc faz (chemical element Fe) · nds-de Ieser (chemical element Fe) · ne फलाम (chemical element Fe) · ziw zuma (chemical element Fe) · kaa temir (chemical element Fe) · da jern (chemical element Fe) · xog ekyuma (chemical element Fe) · ce эчиг (chemical element Fe) · kw horn (chemical element Fe) · evn кирун (chemical element Fe) · guz egetange (chemical element Fe) · zmb chuma (chemical element Fe) · lbe мах (chemical element Fe) · zin echooma (chemical element Fe) · mgv so ma (chemical element Fe) · guz ekioma (chemical element Fe) · cs železo (chemical element Fe) · crh demir (chemical element Fe) · ngq ekyooma (chemical element Fe) · ndh ichela (chemical element Fe) · zlw-ocs železo (chemical element Fe) · bua түмэр (chemical element Fe) · bm nɛ̀gɛ (chemical element Fe) · jv wesi (chemical element Fe) · mgq ishijela (chemical element Fe) · mhr кӱртньӧ (chemical element Fe) · nio баса (chemical element Fe) · pt ferro (chemical element Fe) · min basi (chemical element Fe) · soz gexoji (chemical element Fe) · ckb ئاسن (chemical element Fe) · reb besi (chemical element Fe) · kbp ñɩɣtʋ (chemical element Fe) · rag kichuma (chemical element Fe) · co farru (chemical element Fe) · bkd puthaw (chemical element Fe) · chy ma'aata (chemical element Fe) · hi आहन (chemical element Fe) · ace besi (chemical element Fe) · kim дэмир (chemical element Fe) · jit echuma (chemical element Fe) · nnq chOma (chemical element Fe) · aii ܦܪܸܙܠܵܐ (chemical element Fe) · lus thîr (chemical element Fe) · lmo fèr (chemical element Fe) · mel besi (chemical element Fe) · bal آسن (chemical element Fe) · pi aya (chemical element Fe) · acw حَدِيد (chemical element Fe) · zkt 曷朮 (chemical element Fe) · rui kioma (chemical element Fe) · wo feer (chemical element Fe) · mhn aisn (chemical element Fe) · fi raudanharmaa (shade of the colour silver) · pis aean (chemical element Fe) · chc dorob (chemical element Fe) · ta இரும்பு (chemical element Fe) · smn ryevdi (chemical element Fe) · nrf fer (chemical element Fe) · pbr shuma (chemical element Fe) · rw ichyuma (chemical element Fe) · bfq ಕಬ್ಬುಣ (chemical element Fe) · rnw ichela (chemical element Fe) · myv кшни (chemical element Fe) · oj biiwaabik (chemical element Fe) · rgn fër (chemical element Fe) · it ferro (chemical element Fe) · ka რკინა (chemical element Fe) · hay ekyoma (chemical element Fe) · an ferri (chemical element Fe) · ltg dzeļzs (chemical element Fe) · bsk ćímar (chemical element Fe) · brh اهین (chemical element Fe) · rm fier (chemical element Fe) · kya ekyuma (chemical element Fe) · ilo landok (chemical element Fe) · sva ბერეჟ (chemical element Fe) · nn jern (chemical element Fe) · pov feru (chemical element Fe) · ttj ekyoma (chemical element Fe) · bsk ćhumár (chemical element Fe) · roa-opt ferro (chemical element Fe) · rim ichuria (chemical element Fe) · btx besi (chemical element Fe) · mdf кшни (chemical element Fe) · shn လဵၵ်း (chemical element Fe) · kk темір (chemical element Fe) · ang īsern (chemical element Fe) · sah тимир (chemical element Fe) · mnc ᠰᡝᠯᡝ (chemical element Fe) · qu chuki (chemical element Fe) · tpw itá (chemical element Fe) · mr लोखंड (chemical element Fe) · hil salsalon (chemical element Fe) · sk železo (chemical element Fe) · roa-tar fierro (chemical element Fe) · gv yiarn (chemical element Fe) · nrf fé (chemical element Fe) · ngo kyuma (chemical element Fe) · lmo fèrr (chemical element Fe) · gl ferro (chemical element Fe) · fr de fer (symbol of great strength or toughness) · ndg kiuma (chemical element Fe) · arn pañilwe (chemical element Fe) · se ruovdi (chemical element Fe) · ext hierru (chemical element Fe) · xsv gelzā (chemical element Fe) · nb jern (chemical element Fe) · zza asın (diq) (chemical element Fe) · xal төмр (chemical element Fe) · shi uzzal (chemical element Fe) · dsb zelezo (chemical element Fe) · kbd гъущӏ (chemical element Fe) · sgh сипин (chemical element Fe) · klj âhən (chemical element Fe) · eu burdin (chemical element Fe) · uz temir (chemical element Fe) · ae 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵 (chemical element Fe) · ca ferro (chemical element Fe) · gag demir (chemical element Fe) · tr demir (chemical element Fe) · ak dade (chemical element Fe) · eo fero (chemical element Fe) · lud raud (chemical element Fe) · gmq-jmk jáðn (chemical element Fe) · lij færo (chemical element Fe) · kl savimineq (chemical element Fe) · uum дэмир (chemical element Fe) · sgs gelžis (chemical element Fe) · oaa сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · zak ekyema (chemical element Fe) · ia ferro (chemical element Fe) · orv желѣзо (chemical element Fe) · cjs тебир (chemical element Fe) · zlw-osk železo (chemical element Fe) · rap aurí (chemical element Fe) · jmc minya (chemical element Fe) · ln ebendé (chemical element Fe) · xbr báhi (chemical element Fe) · es hierro (chemical element Fe) · dv ދަގަނޑު (chemical element Fe) · tet besi (chemical element Fe) · sa श्यामायस् (chemical element Fe) · ngh ǀurisi (chemical element Fe) · khb ᦵᦜᧅ (chemical element Fe) · za lik (chemical element Fe) · nij wasi (chemical element Fe) · bar Eisn (chemical element Fe) · sbk ijela (chemical element Fe) · wun ichuma (chemical element Fe) · mh aen (chemical element Fe) · sc férru (chemical element Fe) · aot syl (chemical element Fe) · bsb puthaw (chemical element Fe) · ka რკინა (shade of the colour silver) · nog темир (chemical element Fe) · hrx Eise (chemical element Fe) · udm корт (chemical element Fe) · evn элдэн (chemical element Fe) · cuh cuma (chemical element Fe) · mrj кӹртни (chemical element Fe) · bi aean (chemical element Fe) · krl rauda (chemical element Fe) · ibd dambaka (chemical element Fe) · vro raud (chemical element Fe) · wa fier (chemical element Fe) · lzz ერკინა (chemical element Fe) · oko 薩 (chemical element Fe) · nim ishuka (chemical element Fe) · cy haearn (chemical element Fe) · olo raudu (chemical element Fe) · oac сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · kla tchíkĕmen (chemical element Fe) · heh ichuma (chemical element Fe) · ifk gum'ok (chemical element Fe) · vi sắt (chemical element Fe) · ryu てぃち (chemical element Fe) · pl żelazo (chemical element Fe) · ko 쇠 (chemical element Fe) · yo irin (chemical element Fe) · ndj lyuma (chemical element Fe) · ulc сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · fip ichela (chemical element Fe) · rej ꤷꥉꤼꥉꤿ꥓ (chemical element Fe) · cop ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ (chemical element Fe) · es hierro (type of golf club) · yao chisyano (chemical element Fe) · kn ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ (chemical element Fe) · sce qiemu (chemical element Fe) · sa दृढ (chemical element Fe) · ikz echoma (chemical element Fe) · fur fiêr (chemical element Fe) · ksw ထး (chemical element Fe) · pdc Eise (chemical element Fe) · sm uʻamea (chemical element Fe) · ked echoma (chemical element Fe) · li iezer (chemical element Fe) · kmv fé (chemical element Fe) · ks ژٕمُر (chemical element Fe) · cwe zuma (chemical element Fe) · gil monei (chemical element Fe) · el σίδηρος (chemical element Fe) · cjm pasei (chemical element Fe) · dav chuma (chemical element Fe) · ank sóól (chemical element Fe) · lg ekyuma (chemical element Fe) · gmh īsern (chemical element Fe) · id besi (chemical element Fe) · mgr fweta (chemical element Fe) · tpi ain (chemical element Fe) · tl bakal (chemical element Fe) · css eccer (chemical element Fe) · kam kyUma (chemical element Fe) · za diet (chemical element Fe) · eu burdina (chemical element Fe) · myx sisiuma (chemical element Fe) · is járn (type of golf club) · so xadiid (chemical element Fe) · vkp fɛr (chemical element Fe) · ar حَدِيد (chemical element Fe) · kpv кӧрт (chemical element Fe) · mpj yayinpa (chemical element Fe) · ace buso (chemical element Fe) · br houarn (chemical element Fe) · ntk ekyoma (chemical element Fe) · ebk lanchok (chemical element Fe) · bkm akas (chemical element Fe) · fy izer (chemical element Fe) · fi rautamaila (type of golf club) · pox ziľozü (chemical element Fe) · mt ħadid (chemical element Fe) · br houarnoù (chemical element Fe) · rw ichuuma (chemical element Fe) · bpz besi (chemical element Fe) · jum bïl (chemical element Fe) · gwe minya (chemical element Fe) · el σίδερο (chemical element Fe) · ki kigera (chemical element Fe) · doe chuma (chemical element Fe) · old pasi (chemical element Fe) · iba besi (chemical element Fe) · ja くろがね (chemical element Fe) · sh гво̑жђе (chemical element Fe) · mk железо (chemical element Fe) · haw hao (chemical element Fe) · eve хэл (chemical element Fe) · vls yzer (chemical element Fe) · nhu kə́thʌ́ (chemical element Fe) · xsr ལྕའ (chemical element Fe) · roa-leo fierru (chemical element Fe) · nap ffierro (chemical element Fe) · sne bosi (chemical element Fe) · kdr дэмир (chemical element Fe) · an fierro (chemical element Fe) · vun menya (chemical element Fe) · luy shibia (chemical element Fe) · es de hierro (symbol of great strength or toughness) · win más (chemical element Fe) · akk parzillum (chemical element Fe) · ga iarann (chemical element Fe) · af yster (chemical element Fe) · ja 鉄 (chemical element Fe) · my သံ (chemical element Fe) · is járn (chemical element Fe) · pdt Iesa (nds) (chemical element Fe) · chr ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ (chemical element Fe) · agx рукь (chemical element Fe) · now echoma (chemical element Fe) · sv järn (chemical element Fe) · rup heru (roa-rup) (chemical element Fe) · as লোহা (chemical element Fe) · lad fierro (chemical element Fe) · et raud (chemical element Fe) · cop ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ (chemical element Fe) · tyv демир (chemical element Fe) · gld сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · lv dzelzs (chemical element Fe) · ik saviksraq (chemical element Fe) · wim kiir (chemical element Fe) · yua máaskab (chemical element Fe) · zlw-opl żelazo (chemical element Fe) · cv тимӗр (chemical element Fe) · ru желе́зо (chemical element Fe) · gd iarrnaig (chemical element Fe) · za lek (chemical element Fe) · ady гъучӏы (chemical element Fe) · ruo fľer (chemical element Fe) · mpa kihano (chemical element Fe) · new नँ (chemical element Fe) · hsb železo (chemical element Fe) · si යකඩ (chemical element Fe) · sh жѐљезо (chemical element Fe) · yrk-tun еся (chemical element Fe) · lag chuma (chemical element Fe) · ceb puthaw (chemical element Fe) · ti ሓጺን (chemical element Fe) · nv béésh ditʼódí (chemical element Fe) · pqm olonahq (chemical element Fe) · uk залі́зо (chemical element Fe) · hy երկաթ (chemical element Fe) · rag kivya (chemical element Fe) · dz ལྕགས (chemical element Fe) · csb żelazło (chemical element Fe) · cu ⰶⰵⰾⱑⰸⱁ (chemical element Fe) · ban besi (chemical element Fe) · prg gelso (chemical element Fe) · cim aizarn (chemical element Fe) · nym chUma (chemical element Fe) · nyy ikyuma (chemical element Fe) · sei enim (chemical element Fe) · os ӕфсӕн (chemical element Fe) · sa लोह (chemical element Fe) · nv béésh (chemical element Fe) · yai оҳан (chemical element Fe) · scn ferru (chemical element Fe) · ruq ieru (chemical element Fe) · klj təmir (chemical element Fe) · xmf რკინა (chemical element Fe) · gwi chʼiitsii (chemical element Fe) · txg 𘟪 (chemical element Fe) · na aânei (chemical element Fe) · es fierro (chemical element Fe) · knb kaga (chemical element Fe) · tly osın (chemical element Fe) · te ఇనుము (chemical element Fe) · zne mara (chemical element Fe) · cr ᓲᐢᑿᐦᐃᑲᐣ (chemical element Fe) · tzm ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ (chemical element Fe) · bhp βesi (chemical element Fe) · as লো (chemical element Fe) · ist fièro (chemical element Fe) · wo weñ (chemical element Fe) · izh rauta (chemical element Fe) · cu желѣзо (chemical element Fe) · hak 鐵 /铁 (chemical element Fe) · so feero (chemical element Fe) · ebu cuma (chemical element Fe) · om sibiilaa (chemical element Fe) · jmc shuma (chemical element Fe) · luy esibya (chemical element Fe) · sh gvȏžđe (chemical element Fe) · nym kIsInza (chemical element Fe) · ps اوسپنه (chemical element Fe) · si අයස් (chemical element Fe) · vec fero (chemical element Fe) · bug bessi (chemical element Fe) · jct дэмыр (chemical element Fe) · nds Iesen (chemical element Fe) · krc темир (chemical element Fe) · pap heru (chemical element Fe) · hi लोहा (chemical element Fe) · he בַּרְזֶל (chemical element Fe) · grc σίδηρος (chemical element Fe) · ebk komak (chemical element Fe) · mdr bassi (chemical element Fe) · ude сэлэ (chemical element Fe) · dtr basiʼ (chemical element Fe) · ug تۆمۈر (chemical element Fe) · km ដែក (chemical element Fe) · kum темир (chemical element Fe) · stq Iersen (chemical element Fe) · ja アイアン (type of golf club) · tt тимер (chemical element Fe) · sas besi (chemical element Fe) · ab аиха (chemical element Fe) · rtm 'ia 1 (chemical element Fe) · vot rautõ (chemical element Fe) · dlm fiar (chemical element Fe) · za faz (chemical element Fe) · esh آهِن (chemical element Fe) · rw ichuma (chemical element Fe) · egl fèr (chemical element Fe) · nym gIsInza (chemical element Fe) · gwr kyoma (chemical element Fe) · jje 쒜 (chemical element Fe) · pa ਲੋਹਾ (chemical element Fe) · nrf faer (chemical element Fe) · suk jisinza (chemical element Fe) · ru фе́ррум (chemical element Fe) · ovd ienn (chemical element Fe) · tk demir (chemical element Fe) · fax ferru (chemical element Fe) · tab рукь (chemical element Fe) · or ଲୁହା (chemical element Fe) · sco airn (chemical element Fe) · rup her (chemical element Fe) · os ӕфсӕйнаг (chemical element Fe) · evn хэлэ (chemical element Fe) · arc פרזלא (chemical element Fe) · pot biwabuk (chemical element Fe) · be жале́за (chemical element Fe) · it di ferro (symbol of great strength or toughness) · wym ajza (chemical element Fe) · sq hekur (chemical element Fe) · bg желя́зо (chemical element Fe) · nyn ekyoma (chemical element Fe) · rob bassi (chemical element Fe) · mg vy (chemical element Fe) · zu insimbi (chemical element Fe) · lb Eisen (chemical element Fe) · mas ɔlcʉ́ma (chemical element Fe) · mn төмөр (chemical element Fe) · sma ruevtie (chemical element Fe) · lo ເຫຼັກ (chemical element Fe) · hy երկաթագույն (shade of the colour silver) · oc fèrre (chemical element Fe) · kha nar (chemical element Fe) · ms besi (chemical element Fe) · su ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (chemical element Fe) · mrw potaw (chemical element Fe) · kdc zuma (chemical element Fe) · non járn (chemical element Fe) · got 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (chemical element Fe) · kuj ikioma (chemical element Fe) · bbc bosi (chemical element Fe) · ks شیٚستٕر (chemical element Fe) · sa कृष्णायस् (chemical element Fe) · ba тимер (chemical element Fe) · sw chuma (chemical element Fe)

wikidata: Q677 · wikidata: Q483634

iron en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ (General-American)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈəj(ː)ən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈəjrən/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ (Canada, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, dialectal)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɑɪ.ən/ (Australia)
  • /ˈaɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈjɜ(r)n/ (South-Asia)
  • ī'ərn (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no-der.? Proto-Celtic *īsarnombor. Proto-Germanic *īsarną Proto-West Germanic *īsarn Old English īsern Old English īren Middle English iren English iron 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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots airn, ern (“iron”), Yola eeren (“iron”), Saterland Frisian Iersen (“iron”), West Frisian izer (“iron”), Bavarian Eisn (“iron”), Cimbrian aizarn (“iron”), Dutch ijzer (“iron”), German, Luxembourgish Eisen (“iron”), German Low German Isen (“iron”), Alemannic German Ise (“iron”), Limburgish iezer (“iron”), Mòcheno aisn (“iron”), Vilamovian ȧjza (“iron”), West Flemish yzer (“iron”), Yiddish אײַזן (ayzn, “iron”), Danish jern, jærn (“iron”), Faroese jarn (“iron”), Icelandic járn (“iron”), Jamtish járn, jáðn (“iron”), Norwegian Bokmål jern (“iron”), Norwegian Nynorsk jarn, jern, jønn (“iron”), Swedish jern, jaͤrn, järn (“iron”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽 (eisarn, “iron”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
    • Out of that tub had come the day before - Tess felt it with a dreadful sting of remorse - the very white frock upon her back which she had so carelessly greened about the skirt on the damping grass - which had been wrung up and ironed by her mother's own hands. 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 30:
    • Kathy and I discovered that you can iron your hair straight. 1965 February 10, Lou Sullivan, Diary:
    • You'd be wise to iron that shirt before you wear it.
  2. (intransitive) To engage in such pressing of clothing.
    • They were washing and ironing all morning.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
    • [...] is it he who is ironed like a malefactor—who is to be dragged on a hurdle to the common gallows—to die a lingering and cruel death, and to be mangled by the hand of the most outcast of wretches? 1814, Walter Scott, Waverley:
  4. (transitive) To furnish, clad, or arm with iron.
    • to iron a wagon

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
irons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ironed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ironed Tense=Past lexicographic
ironing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Coordinates

mangle (to pass an iron over)

Deriveds

non-iron · unironed · iron-on · ironing · iron out · ironer

Descendants

ayroen · アイロン · haeana · ain · aean · aen · aean

Relateds

haem (See also) · hematite (See also) · Prussian blue (See also) · nife (See also) · ferronnière (See also) · cementite (See also) · ferronière (See also) · heme (See also) · haematite (See also) · ferrate (See also) · wustite (See also) · wüstite (See also) · ferretto (See also) · ferritin (See also) · ferrimagnetism (See also) · magnetite (See also) · hemochromatosis (See also) · Flores martis (See also) · ferratin (See also) · synthetic maghemite (See also) · ferrite (See also) · rust (See also) · molysite (See also) · ferronerie (See also) · ferredoxin (See also) · ferronnerie (See also) · colcothar (See also) · steel (See also) · haemochromatosis (See also)

Synonyms

press (to pass an iron over)

Translations (124)

es aplanchar (to pass an iron over clothing) · el σιδερώνω (to pass an iron over clothing) · lo ຮີດ (to pass an iron over clothing) · lad planchar (to pass an iron over clothing) · fo strúka (to pass an iron over clothing) · km អ៊ុត (to pass an iron over clothing) · cy taro haearn ar (to pass an iron over clothing) · sh гла̀чати (to pass an iron over clothing) · vi là (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru закова́ть (to shackle with irons) · ru зако́вывать (to shackle with irons) · sl vkleniti (to shackle with irons) · bg окова́вам (to shackle with irons) · ast planchar (to pass an iron over clothing) · yo lọ̀ (to pass an iron over clothing) · vi ủi (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg изгла́дя (to pass an iron over clothing) · zh 熨燙 /熨烫 (to pass an iron over clothing) · zh 熨 (to pass an iron over clothing) · fa اتو کردن (to pass an iron over clothing) · cho halʋsbichi (to pass an iron over clothing) · sv stryka (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru покрыва́ть (to furnish or arm with iron) · ja アイロン掛けをする (to pass an iron over clothing) · ko 다리다 (to pass an iron over clothing) · az ütüləmək (to pass an iron over clothing) · da stryge (to pass an iron over clothing) · nb stryke (to pass an iron over clothing) · gl pasar o ferro (to pass an iron over clothing) · mk пегла (to pass an iron over clothing) · aii ܟܵܘܹܐ (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru отгла́дить (to pass an iron over clothing) · tr ütülemek (to pass an iron over clothing) · fi raudoittaa (to furnish or arm with iron) · it stirare (to pass an iron over clothing) · sl likati (to pass an iron over clothing) · mnc ᡶᡳᠶᠠᠨᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to pass an iron over clothing) · jje 다리다 (to pass an iron over clothing) · sh пе̑глати (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg изгла́ждам (to pass an iron over clothing) · pt engomar (to pass an iron over clothing) · pt passar a ferro (to pass an iron over clothing) · br feriñ (to pass an iron over clothing) · zh 燙 /烫 (to pass an iron over clothing) · hu vasal (to pass an iron over clothing) · tpi ainim (to pass an iron over clothing) · hy արդուկել (to pass an iron over clothing) · hy հարթուկել (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru отутю́жить (to pass an iron over clothing) · th รีด (to pass an iron over clothing) · ckb وِتو کردن (to pass an iron over clothing) · ms seterika (to pass an iron over clothing) · io repasar (to pass an iron over clothing) · eo gladi (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg обковавам (to furnish or arm with iron) · lt laidyti (to pass an iron over clothing) · ko 다리미질하다 (to pass an iron over clothing) · ko 다림질하다 (to pass an iron over clothing) · ar كَوَى (to pass an iron over clothing) · cy smwddio (to pass an iron over clothing) · nl strijken (to pass an iron over clothing) · ta இஸ்திரி போடு (to pass an iron over clothing) · lad utilear (to pass an iron over clothing) · sk žehliť (to pass an iron over clothing) · ca planxar (to pass an iron over clothing) · fr repasser (to pass an iron over clothing) · es planchar (to pass an iron over clothing) · lad utledear (to pass an iron over clothing) · cs vyžehlit (to pass an iron over clothing) · pl prasować (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg гла́дя (to pass an iron over clothing) · is straua (to pass an iron over clothing) · id menyetrika (to pass an iron over clothing) · ckb ئوتو کردن (to pass an iron over clothing) · lv gludināt (to pass an iron over clothing) · mzs estricâ (to pass an iron over clothing) · lad dar uti (to pass an iron over clothing) · zh 燙平 /烫平 (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru вы́утюжить (to pass an iron over clothing) · cy stilo (to pass an iron over clothing) · be прасава́ць (to pass an iron over clothing) · ia repassar (to pass an iron over clothing) · ro călca (to pass an iron over clothing) · lt lyginti (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru утю́жить (to pass an iron over clothing) · ml തേയ്ക്കുക (to pass an iron over clothing) · mk испегла (to pass an iron over clothing) · fi silittää (to pass an iron over clothing) · sh glàčati (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg окова́ (to shackle with irons) · ru покры́ть (to furnish or arm with iron) · pl uprasować (to pass an iron over clothing) · cs žehlit (to pass an iron over clothing) · ml ഇസ്തിരിയിടുക (to pass an iron over clothing) · sl vklepati (to shackle with irons) · ms gosok (to pass an iron over clothing) · de in Eisen legen (to shackle with irons) · ja アイロンをかける (to pass an iron over clothing) · bg обкова (to furnish or arm with iron) · ota اوتولمك (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru вы́гладить (to pass an iron over clothing) · zza uti kerdene (to pass an iron over clothing) · fi panna rautoihin (to shackle with irons) · izh ravvattaa (to furnish or arm with iron) · la ferro levigare (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru погла́дить (to pass an iron over clothing) · is strauja (to pass an iron over clothing) · zh 熨平 (to pass an iron over clothing) · de bügeln (to pass an iron over clothing) · mh aen (to pass an iron over clothing) · fa اتو کشیدن (to pass an iron over clothing) · nrf féther (to pass an iron over clothing) · mi haeana (to pass an iron over clothing) · ru гла́дить (to pass an iron over clothing) · pl wyprasować (to pass an iron over clothing) · he גִּהֵץ (to pass an iron over clothing) · sl vkopavati (to shackle with irons) · sh pȇglati (to pass an iron over clothing) · id setrika (to pass an iron over clothing) · uk прасува́ти (to pass an iron over clothing) · aii ܡܵܚܹܐ ܐܘܼܬܝܼ (to pass an iron over clothing) · sl vkovati (to shackle with irons) · unm shinkaokhwike (to pass an iron over clothing) · pt passar (to pass an iron over clothing)