Bar iron () See under Iron. |
Box-iron (n.) A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within. |
Branding iron () An iron to brand with. |
Brand iron () A branding iron. |
Brand iron () A trivet to set a pot on. |
Brand iron () The horizontal bar of an andiron. |
Bridle iron () A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had |
Cast iron () Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace |
Cast-iron (a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron |
Cement (n.) Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. |
Cement (n.) A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. |
Cement (n.) The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2. |
Cement (n.) Bond of union |
Cement (n.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth |
Cement (n.) To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. |
Cement (n.) To unite firmly or closely. |
Cement (n.) To overlay or coat with cement |
Cement (v. i.) To become cemented or firmly united |
Cramp iron () See Cramp, n., 2. |
Grozing iron () A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass. |
Grozing iron () A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe. |
Harping iron () A harpoon. |
Iron (n.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms |
Iron (n.) An instrument or utensil made of iron |
Iron (n.) Fetters |
Iron (n.) Strength |
Iron (n.) Of, or made of iron |
Iron (n.) Resembling iron in color |
Iron (n.) Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc. |
Iron (n.) Rude |
Iron (n.) Firm |
Iron (n.) Inflexible |
Iron (n.) Not to be broken |
Iron (v. t.) To smooth with an instrument of iron |
Iron (v. t.) To shackle with irons |
Iron (v. t.) To furnish or arm with iron |
Iron-cased (a.) Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel |
Iron-fisted (a.) Closefisted |
Iron-gray (a.) Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken. |
Iron-gray (n.) An iron-gray color |
Iron-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted |
Iron-sick (a.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded |
Iron-sided (a.) Having iron sides, or very firm sides. |
Iron works () See under Iron, a. |
Making-iron (n.) A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in. |
Portland cement () A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water. |
Putty (n.) A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes. |
Putty (v. t.) To cement, or stop, with putty. |
Putty-faced (a.) White-faced |
Rust (n.) The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide |
rust mite | any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit |
andiron firedog dog dog-iron | metal supports for logs in a fireplace, the andirons were too hot to touch |
angle bracket angle iron | an L-shaped metal bracket |
boot the boot iron boot iron heel | an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
concrete mixer cement mixer | a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete |
corrugated iron | usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows |
cramp cramp iron | a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles, used to hold masonry together |
crampon crampoon climbing iron climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
curling iron | a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it |
driving iron one iron | (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face |
fire iron | metal fireside implements |
garrote garotte garrotte iron collar | an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation |
goffer gauffer goffering iron gauffering iron | an iron used to press pleats and ridges |
grapnel grapple grappler grappling hook grappling iron | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding, often thrown with a rope |
iron smoothing iron | home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth |
iron | a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head |
iron branding iron | implement used to brand live stock |
iron foundry | a foundry where cast iron is produced |
iron horse | (c. ) an early term for a locomotive |
iron lung | respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration |
iron maiden | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim |
long iron | an iron with a long shaft and a steep face, for hitting long low shots |
mashie five iron | middle-distance iron |
mashie niblick seven iron | iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green |
midiron two iron | long iron with a nearly vertical face |
niblick nine iron | an iron with considerable loft |
nickel-iron battery nickel-iron accumulator | a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide, each cell gives about . volts |
pistol handgun side arm shooting iron | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
plate iron | a plate of iron |
putter putting iron | the iron normally used on the putting green |
putty knife | a spatula used to mix or apply putty |
searing iron | a hot iron used to destroy tissue |
sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
short iron | an iron with a short shaft and pitched face, for hitting short high shots |
soldering iron | a hand tool with a heatable tip, used to melt and apply solder |
steam iron | a pressing iron that can emit steam |
stirrup stirrup iron | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go |
stovepipe iron | plate iron that is thinner than tank iron |
tank iron | plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron |
tire iron tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel |
travel iron | a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling |
waffle iron | a kitchen appliance for baking waffles, the appliance usually consists of two indented metal pans hinged together so that they create a pattern on the waffle |
iron mold iron mould | a spot caused the staining with rust or ink |
iron-grey iron-gray | the color of freshly broken cast iron |
iron fist | rigorous or ruthless control, she rules the office with an iron fist, it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions |
cementum cement | a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth |
iron curtain | an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy, used by Winston Churchill in to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries |
iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape |
iron filing | a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file |
iron man ironman | a strong man of exceptional physical endurance |