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 |
Core
(n.) A body of individuals |
Core
(n.) A miner's underground working time or shift. |
Core
(n.) A Hebrew dry measure |
Core
(n.) The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc. |
Core
(n.) The center or inner part, as of an open space |
Core
(n.) The most important part of a thing |
Core
(n.) The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting |
Core
(n.) A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. |
Core
(n.) The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals. |
Core
(v. t.) To take out the core or inward parts of |
Core
(v. t.) To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting. |
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. |
Loss
(v. t.) The act of losing |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost |
Loss
(v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed |
| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
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 |
| core | a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil |
| core | the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
| core magnetic core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories, each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |
| core bit | a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill, allows core samples to be taken |
| core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
| 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 |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
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 |
magnetic core memory
core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
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 |
loss
deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |