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  • 41iron — 1 noun 1 METAL (U) a common hard metal that is used to make steel, is magnetic and is found in very small quantities in food and blood: There were huge iron gates in front of the mansion. | iron ore | Spinach is full of iron. 2 FOR CLOTHES (C) a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42iron — I UK [ˈaɪə(r)n] / US [ˈaɪrn] noun Word forms iron : singular iron plural irons ** 1) a) [uncountable] a hard heavy metal that is a common element. It is used for making steel and is also used in many types of machine and building structures. b)… …

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  • 43iron — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before 12th century 1. a silver white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs native in… …

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  • 44iron — i•ron [[t]ˈaɪ ərn[/t]] n. 1) chem. a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, used in its impure carbon containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc Symbol: Fe; at. wt.: 55.847; at. no.: 26; sp. gr.: 7.86 at 20°C. 2)… …

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  • 45Flat hoop — Hoop Hoop, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.] 1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A ring; a circular band; anything… …

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  • 46Iron Shadows in the Moon — Shadows in the Moonlight redirects here; for the song recorded by Anne Murray, see Shadows in the Moonlight (song). Infobox short story name = Iron Shadows in the Moon title orig = Shadows in the Moonlight translator = author = Robert E. Howard… …

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  • 47iron — 1. noun /ˈaɪrən,ˈaɪən,ˈaɪɚn/ a) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe. b) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to some …

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  • 48iron — noun 1》 a strong, hard magnetic silvery grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, used in construction and manufacturing (especially as steel). (Symbol: Fe) 2》 a tool or implement made of iron.     ↘(irons) fetters or handcuffs. 3》 a… …

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  • 49Flat cap — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… …

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  • 50iron out — transitive verb Date: 1858 1. to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing 2. to resolve or work out a solution to < ironed out their differences > …

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