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Iron

/ˈaɪən/

Iron is a noun, adjective and verb with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
    “wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron”
  2. Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
    “He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron.”
adjective
  1. Strong (as of will), inflexible.
    “He held on with an iron grip.”
  2. Made of the metal iron.

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Synonyms poof queer ferrum shackles energy force

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