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iron
  1. (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
  2. (physics) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
  3. (uncountable, countable, metallurgy) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
  4. (countable) 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.
  5. (irons) Shackles.
  6. (slang) A handgun.
  7. (uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
  8. (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
  9. (uncountable) Great strength or power.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “Just pour some hot water on the crease and smooth it with an iron.”
      “The joints are thoroughly cleaned and soldering is carried out with the soldering iron.”
      “He had not enough iron in his temperament for this new sphere.”
irony
  1. A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.[1]
  2. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
  3. Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
  4. The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
  5. (informal)[2][3] Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “He passes with ease from comedy through irony to tragedy.”
      “Those whose presumptions are more innocent Socrates only gently teases with his mocking irony.”
      “Opposition parties wasted no time in stressing the irony of the situation.”
ironing
ironstone
  1. Any ore of iron which is impure through the admixture of silica or clay.
  2. A type of vitreous pottery similar to stoneware
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Lee is off and racing up through the deep dish and over the bulge and heading up the ironstone jugs to the belay.”
      “The ironstone is locally represented by hematite matrix-supported vein quartz breccia.”
      “Brecciated ironstone is derived from the disruption of banded ironstone with which it is intercalated.”
ironmaster
  1. A manufacturer of iron
  2. (dated) The proprietor of an ironworks
  3. Examples:
    1. “It is Ruskin's contention that the essential Dickensian hero is the ironmaster.”
      “In 1790, Meason, who became the area's leading ironmaster, built Union furnace on Dunbar Creek, along with nearby forges.”
      “The loss of a competent ironmaster could reduce the efficiency of a plant by a third.”
ironer
  1. Someone who irons, someone who does ironing.
  2. A mangle, a device used to iron clothes.
  3. Examples:
    1. “As a result I was a slow, slow ironer, and I got the feeling the boss was looking for a reason to let me go.”
      “In retrospect, I also got a lot out of stints as a call-centre worker, a housekeeping maid and a freelance ironer.”
      “As well, the energy use assessment indicated that the ironer was turned on for 12 hours a day but used only intermittently.”
ironworker
  1. A person employed to manufacture and shape iron.
  2. A construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “I know that my colleague is a former ironworker as I am a former carpenter, both former representatives of the building trades.”
      “Kenny was in the glassworkers, Marsh was a boilermaker and Ducker was an ironworker.”
      “The great wages you earn as an ironworker more than make up for the down time.”
ironworking
  1. The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
  2. The metallurgy of iron.
ironist
  1. Someone who uses irony in humor.
  2. (philosophy) A supporter of ironism.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “If you want Swift to be a dark ironist rather than a facile pamphleteer, you might examine the premises that make his fable so easy to digest.”
      “He's the ironist of the psyche, the one with the sense of humour who can laugh at the mind's absurdities.”
      “Unlike Rorty's ironist, however, Agee's irony becomes a rhetorical tactic for sparking social consciousness.”
irons
  1. (dated) shackles
  2. (nautical) A lack of forward motion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “She was determined to break free from the restraints, but the heavy irons around her ankles impeded her every step.”
ironism
  1. (philosophy) A state of doubt regarding one's own "vocabulary" (set of communicative beliefs) that cannot be removed by making arguments in that vocabulary.
ironmaker
  1. A manufacturer of iron from its ores; one who carries out ironmaking.
ironworks
  1. A factory in which iron is manufactured or iron goods are made
  2. Examples:
    1. “Shipbuilding gave way to printing, pottery, glass, ironworks, and finally, oil.”
      “Bankruptcy had resulted in an inventory of what remained of this ironworks in 1856 and a seizure of the company's last financial records.”
      “The ironworks at Tannehill were a major southern producer of pig iron prior to the outbreak of the Civil War.”
ironsmithing
ironwork
  1. Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The blacksmith created intricate ironwork to adorn the gates of the mansion.”
      “The station had been built in 1876 and British Rail wanted to duplicate the ornate original wrought ironwork but the plans had gone missing.”
      “Heaps of local wares will be on display including pottery, ceramics, jewellery, handmade cards, ironwork, felt and furniture.”
ironware
  1. Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The company has undertaken uncountable ironware decorative projects in the past several years.”
      “This economy cast ironware casserole dish allows the highest quality possible at an affordable price.”
      “With the push of the northeast monsoon, their dhows brought ironware, glassware, textiles, and took home rhino horn, ivory and slaves.”
ironiser
  1. Someone who speaks ironically
ironicalness
  1. The quality of being ironical.
ironmaking
  1. The making of iron (from an ore)
ironness
  1. Quality of being iron.
irons
  1. plural of iron
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She was determined to break free from the restraints, but the heavy irons around her ankles impeded her every step.”
ironworkers
ironmasters
  1. plural of ironmaster
ironmakers
  1. plural of ironmaker
ironstones
ironwares
ironisers
  1. plural of ironiser
ironists
ironings
ironers
  1. plural of ironer
ironies
  1. plural of irony
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Arriaga has a talent for injecting his stories with the little ironies of life.”
      “He was the great appreciator of the country's breadth and energy, its strengths, ironies and contradictions.”
      “We can perceive sharp ironies that arise from Wright's powerfully inversive imagination.”
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