Definizione monolingua

iron

iron (third-person singular simple present irons, present participle ironing, simple past and past participle ironed)

1. (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

iron (countable and uncountable; plural irons)

1. (uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.
2. (countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
3. (usually plural, irons) shackles.
4. (slang) A handgun.
5. (uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
6. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive) A male homosexual.
7. (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

iron (comparative more iron, superlative most iron)

1. (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
2. (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.

   She had an iron will.

   He held on with an iron grip.

Definizione dizionario iron

	ferro
	element
	Elemento metallico duttile di colore grigio-argenteo, che ha simbolo Fe e numero atomico 26, metallo di transizione
	A malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26, occurring principally in haematite and magnetite. It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. (Source: CED)

	ferro da stiro
	for pressing clothes
	A small appliance used in ironing to remove wrinkles from fabric.

	stirare
	to pass an iron over clothing
	To remove wrinkles from fabric.

	ferreo
	made of iron

	ferrico
	made of iron

	ferroso
	made of iron

	inflessibile
	strong, inflexible

di ferro

ferrigno

gladilo

metallo

Altri significati:

Made out of iron.

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron.

(uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.

(golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

(uncountable) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe.

(slang) A handgun.

(usually plural, '''irons''' ) shackles.

(countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.

(figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

(waffle) iron

(Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof , rhyming with poof ; countable, offensive) A male homosexual.