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A Bua language of Chad.

(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron. / (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. / (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

(Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. / (proscribed) Odd or coincidental; strange. / (preceded with "being") Acting in a unserious and teasing manner.

present participle of iron

The act of pressing clothes with an iron. / Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed. / Laundry that has recently been ironed.

A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.

A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.