iron
noun
°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.
adjective
°Made of the metal iron.
°Strong (as of will), inflexible.
verb
°To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
synonyms: ferrum, flatiron, smoothing iron, shackles more» , poof, queer, adamant, adamantine, brassbound, press