Iron
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English
Etymology
from Latin aes
Pronunciation
iron
- (UK) SAMPA:/"aI@n/, IPA:/'aɪən/
- (US) SAMPA:/"aI@`n/, IPA:/'aɪɚn/
Noun
iron
- A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
- 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.
- (in plural irons) Shackles.
- A shade of the colour/color silver.
- (Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof) A male homosexual.
Synonyms
- (for pressing clothing): flatiron(old-fashioned), smoothing iron (old-fashioned)
- (shackles): legirons, shackles
- (homosexual): poof, queer
Translations
chemical element
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External links
For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/fe.html (Some of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)
for pressing clothes
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shackles
See shackles
shade of the colour silver
homosexual See poof
Translations to be checked
The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate tables above. The numbering is unreliable. There seem to be some translations here of words that are no longer defined on this page (see also the commented-out material at the bottom of this page).
- Breton: taol-feriñ f - where does this belong?
- Breton: houarn m pl hern / houarnoù (2.1), fer m pl ferioù (2)
- Bulgarian: ютия f (2.1), дамга f (2.2), маша f (2.3), поялник m (2.5)
- Catalan: ferro m (2.2), planxa f (2.1), soldador m (2.5)
- Danish: strygejern n (2.1), Brændejern n (2.2), Krøllejern n (2.3), Vaffeljern n (2.4), Loddekolbe, (loddebolt) n (2.4)
- Dutch: strijkijzer n (2.1), wafelijzer n (2.4), soldeerbout f (2.5)
- Finnish: silitysrauta (2.1), polttomerkki (2.2), kiharrin (2.3), vohvelirauta (2.4), kolvi (2.5), rengasrauta (3)
- Indonesian: setrika, seterika (2)
- Romanian: fier n (2)
- Scottish Gaelic: iarrnaig
- Swedish: järn (3), strykjärn (2)
Derived terms
- branding iron
- cast iron
- curling iron
- flatiron
- Iron Age
- iron lung
- ironwood
- pig iron
- soldering iron
- tire iron
- waffle iron
- wrought iron
See also
- Wikipedia article on iron
Adjective
iron (no comparative or superlative)
- Made of the metal iron.
- (figuratively) Strong, inflexible.
- She had an iron will.
- He held on with an iron grip.
Translations
made of iron
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strong, inflexible
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Transitive verb
to iron (ironing, ironed, ironed)
Translations
- Breton: feriñ
- Bulgarian: гладя, изглаждам
- Catalan: planxar
- Chinese: 熨 (yùn), 熨烫 (yùntàng) or 烫 (tàng)
- Dutch: strijken
- Finnish: silittää
- French: repasser
- German: bügeln
- Indonesian: menyetrika, menyeterika
- Interlingua: repassar
- Italian: stirare
- Japanese: アイロンをかける (airon wo kakeru)
- Polish: prasować
- Portuguese: passar
- Romanian: călca
- Romanica: repassar
- Russian: гладить
- Slovak: žehliť
- Spanish: planchar
- Swedish: stryka
Derived terms
- branding iron
- curling iron
- ironing
- ironing board
- iron out
- soldering iron
- tire iron
- waffle iron
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