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iron
CEFRB1
/ˈaɪ.ən/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong common metal used to make tools and buildings.
- 02
noun
A device used to press clothes smooth with heat.
Examples
The Golden Gate Bridge is made of iron.
The iron is fitted with a three-pin plug.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈaj.ron/
- /ˈɑɪ.ən/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA 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,...
Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
verb
Extra meaningTo make clothes smooth using a heated device.
More examples
In contextGold is heavier than iron.
Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
It's many niggas now totin' iron.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognates Cognate with Scots airn, ern (“iron”), Yola eeren (“iron”), Saterland Frisian Iersen (“iron”), West Frisian izer (“iron”), Bavarian Eisn (“iron”), Cimbrian aizarn (“iron”), Dutch ijzer (“iron”), German, Luxembourgish Eisen (“iron”), German Low German Isen (“iron”), Alemannic German Ise (“iron”), Limburgish iezer (“iron”), Mòcheno aisn (“iron”), Vilamovian ȧjza (“iron”), West Flemish yzer (“iron”), Yiddish אײַזן (ayzn, “iron”), Danish jern, j...