iron
A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol .
Example
“Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.”
Other meanings
Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else
A kind of
- home appliance
Kinds of iron
- steam iron
- travel iron
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "īsern".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “iron” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.