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noun(iron)a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs native in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most used of metals, and is vital to biological processes
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noun(iron)something made of iron: such as
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noun(iron)a household device usually with a flat metal base that is heated to smooth, finish, or press (such as cloth)
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adjective(iron)of, relating to, or made of iron
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adjective(iron)resembling iron
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adjective(iron)strong and healthy : robust
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verb(iron)to smooth with or as if with a heated iron
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verb(iron)to remove (something, such as wrinkles) by ironing
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verb(iron)to shackle with irons
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noun(iron)the period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 b.c. in western Asia and Egypt
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noun(iron)an impenetrable barrier
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noun(iron)a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area; specifically, often capitalized : one formerly isolating an area under Soviet control
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noun(iron)a slightly greenish dark gray
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noun(iron)stern or rigorous control
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noun(iron)locomotive; especially : a steam locomotive
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noun(iron)a device for artificial respiration in which rhythmic alternations in the air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest force air into and out of the lungs
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noun(iron)a supposed medieval torture device consisting of a hollow iron statue or coffin in the shape of a woman that is lined with spikes which impale the enclosed victim