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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • figuratively Strong (as of will), inflexible.
  • not comparable Made of the metal iron.

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Noun:

  • shortened from '''rhyming with '''[[poof'''; countable|offensive A male homosexual.
  • usually plural, '''''irons''''' shackles.
  • 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.
  • golf A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
  • slang A handgun.
  • uncountable A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
  • element A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.

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Verb:

  • transitive To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

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