IRON
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust.
- 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
- 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as:
- 4. Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. Pope.
- 5. Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
- 6. Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
- 7. Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. "Him death's iron sleep oppressed." Philips.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
IRON
(noun)
1. The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, et...
IRON
(verb)
1. To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out.
2. To shackle with iron...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
