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 |
Cramp iron () See Cramp, n., 2. |
Cross-garnet (n.) A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross. |
Garnet (n.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms. |
Garnet (n.) A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out. |
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. |
Spiegel iron () A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese. When the manganese reaches twenty-five per cent and upwards it has a granular structure, and constitutes the alloy ferro manganese, largely used in the manufacture of Bessemer steel. Called also specular pig iron, spiegel, and spiegeleisen. |
Tee iron () See T iron, under T. |
T iron () See under T. |
Tue-iron (n.) See Tuyere. |
Yttrium (n.) A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Bismarck von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck Prince Otto von Bismarck Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Iron Chancellor | German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (-) |
Thatcher Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven Iron Lady | British stateswoman, first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in ) |
Wellington Duke of Wellington First Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley Iron Duke | British general and statesman, he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, subsequently served as Prime Minister (-) |
canyon oak canyon live oak maul oak iron oak Quercus chrysolepis | medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves |