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. |
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. |
Mine (n.) See Mien. |
Mine (pron. & a.) Belonging to me |
Mine (v. i.) To dig a mine or pit in the earth |
Mine (v. i.) To form subterraneous tunnel or hole |
Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of |
Mine (v. t.) To dig into, for ore or metal. |
Mine (v. t.) To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. |
Mine (v. i.) A subterranean cavity or passage |
Mine (v. i.) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging |
Mine (v. i.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent. |
Mine (v. i.) Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil |
Mine (v. i.) Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good. |
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. |
mine disposal | the disposal of explosive mines |
treadmill salt mine | a job involving drudgery and confinement |
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 |
claymore mine claymore | an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy |
coal mine coalpit | a mine where coal is dug from the ground |
copper mine | a mine where copper is dug from the ground |
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 |
floating mine marine mine | an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it |
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 |
goldmine gold mine | a mine where gold ore is found |
goldmine gold mine | a good source of something that is desired |
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 |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
long iron | an iron with a long shaft and a steep face, for hitting long low shots |
magnetic mine | (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship) |
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 |
mine | explosive device that explodes on contact, designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
mine | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
mine detector | detector consisting of an electromagnetic device, used to locate explosive mines |
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 |
salt mine | a mine where salt is dug |
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 |
silver mine | a mine where silver ore is dug |
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 |