iron
nounHow to pronounce iron:
Definition of iron:
- iron (noun):
- a small electrically heated device with a weighted flat bottom for pressing clothes
- a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood.
- a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs in pure form in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most abundant element on earth by mass, and is vital to biological processes see chemical elements table
Synonyms for iron:
alpha iron
atomic number 26
backbone
beta iron
branding iron
cast iron
delta iron
doggedness
electric iron
fe
flat iron
fortitude
freedom
galvanized iron
gamma iron
grit
ingot iron
iron ore
metal
metallic element
obduracy
obdurateness
obstinacy
obstinateness
perseverance
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Antonyms for iron:
ambiguous
capricious
changeable
dubious
equivocal
equivocating
erratic
fickle
fluctuating
fluid
half-hearted
hazy
impractical
inconsistent
indeterminate
insecure
irregular
irresolute
precarious
questionable
risky
romantic
shaky
torn
uncertain
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- eschew
- gobbled
- abril
- realness
- stoppage
- sojourn
- frowsy
- upgrade
- confirm
- scourage
- ongoing
- shiest
- remiss
- facile
- blaring
- caveat
- gotten
- selfless
- flashy
- springy
- unguard
- retube
- forbid
- rivaled
- ended
- brandish
- promptness
- curtsied
- Porsche
- speeded
- slipper
- quickest
- wielded
- unchaste
- gawking
- timeous
- timer
- purblind
- bazar
- bussing
- dazzled
- messing
- behooves
- trousseau
- summa
- myself
- replied
- secure
- chatted
- sadder
- … more
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