iron
Definition of iron:
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part of speech: verb
To smooth with an iron instrument: to arm with iron: to fetter.
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part of speech: noun
The most common and useful of the metals: an instrument or utensil made of iron: strength:- pl. fetters: chains.
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part of speech: adjective
Formed of iron: resembling iron: rude: stern: fast- binding: not to be broken: robust: dull of understanding.
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part of speech: verb
To smooth with a heated instr. made of iron to chain; to fetter.
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part of speech: adjective
Formed of iron; resembling iron in hardness, strength, & c.; harsh; stern; severe; fast- binding; impenetrable; strong; robust, as an iron constitution.
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part of speech: noun
A well- known metal, and, economically speaking, the most important; an instr. made of it.
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part of speech: noun
Chains; fetters; shackles; tools for heating at a fire; the poker, tongs, and shovel for a grate, as fire- irons.
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part of speech: verb
To fetter.
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Common misspellings:
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- iro (12.5%)
- rion (12.5%)
- iorn (50.0%)
- irom (12.5%)
- ron (6.3%)
- irnon (6.3%)
Usage examples for iron:
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No, said the doctor, but you are hearts of iron
"Annie o' the Banks o' Dee" – Gordon Stables -
She looked out on to the railway lines and seemed to be following the iron track into the distance.
"Bertha Garlan" – Arthur Schnitzler -
Before she had finished speaking, she had said more than Sylvia had ever heard her say about a matter personal to her; but even so, her iron words were few.
"The Bent Twig" – Dorothy Canfield -
You can also get them of iron but these, though they do not break, do not hold quite so well in the ground, and are heavy to carry.
"Young Knights of the Empire" – Sir Robert Baden-Powell
