iron

  • 51iron —    The power of iron to repel evil is very well attested in English folklore, and throughout Europe all sorts of domestic objects, and even lumps of scrap iron, were placed in homes, stables, and cowsheds as defences against *witchcraft and… …

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  • 52iron — 1. noun 1) a ship built of iron Syn: metal, pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron 2) (irons) they were clapped in irons Syn: manacles, shackles, fetters, chains, handcu …

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  • 53iron — n pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron, steel. 2. flatiron, electric iron, steam iron, sadiron, mangle. 3. irons fetters, chains, shackles, gyves, bilboes, trammels; bonds, pinions; manacles, handcuffs, cuffs, Sl. bracelets, Brit. Sl. darbies;… …

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  • 54iron — Irony I ron*y, a. [From {Iron}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles; In this sense {iron} is the more common term. [R.] Woodward. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Resembling iron in… …

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  • 55iron*/*/ — [ˈaɪən] noun I 1) [U] a hard heavy metal that is used for making steel 2) [C] a heated object that you push across clothes in order to make them smooth II verb [I/T] iron [ˈaɪən] to push an iron across clothes in order to make them smooth She… …

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  • 56iron — 1. noun /ˈaɪrən,ˈaɪən,ˈaɪɚn/ a) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe. b) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to some …

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  • 57iron-59 — An iron isotope; a gamma and beta emitter with a half life of 44.51 days; used as tracer in the study of iron metabolism, determination of blood volume, and in …

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  • 58iron — 1. n. a gun; a revolver. (Underworld.) □ Rocko never carries iron unless he’s going to use it. □ What kind of iron do you carry? 2. n. computer hardware. (See also big iron.) □ What kind of iron are you people running over there? …

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  • 59Iron Sy — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sy. Iron Sy Nom Amadou Malik Sy Naissance 1979 Thiais, France Pays d’origine …

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  • 60iron-54 — noun A minor stable isotope of iron, , having 26 protons and 28 neutrons; it amounts to about 6% of the element in nature See Also: iron 56, iron 57, iron 58 …

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