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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪərn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaɪɚn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī′ərn)

Collocations for "iron"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "iron" in context.

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iron

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [cast, forged, wrought, scrap] iron
  2. [rusty, dirty, any] (old) iron
  3. is made (out) of iron
  4. contains (some, a lot of] iron
  5. [forge, weld, cut, shape] iron
  6. mine (for) iron
  7. need more iron in my [diet, blood, body]
  8. take supplements for low iron
  9. have [low, high] levels of iron
  10. have [a deficiency, an excess] of iron
  11. use a curling iron
  12. with a branding iron
  13. branded with a hot iron
  14. an iron for your clothes
  15. a [hot, heavy, steam] iron
  16. can I borrow your iron?
  17. do you need an iron?
  18. do you know how to use an iron?
  19. left the iron [on, plugged in]
  20. let the iron [cool down, heat up] (first)
  21. has a will of iron
  22. golf: [used, chose, selected] a [5] iron
  23. strike while the iron is hot
  24. UK: has plenty of irons in the fire
n as adj
  1. iron [mining, ore]
  2. a [high, low] iron steel
  3. during the Iron Age
  4. takes iron supplements
  5. have [low, high] iron levels
  6. have an iron deficiency
  7. covered in iron oxide
  8. behind the Iron Curtain
  9. compete in an Iron Man (competition)
  10. rule with an iron fist
  11. has iron abs
v
  1. iron the [shirt, pants, blouse]
  2. iron his [shirt] for him
  3. iron his [shirt] for the [wedding, party, speech]
  4. iron out the [wrinkles, creases]
  5. ironing out [the details, their differences]
  6. ironed it out (between them)
  7. iron on a [patch, transfer]
  8. iron the [patch] onto your [jeans, pants]
  9. iron on a [high, low] heat
  10. iron and [press, steam, fold, pack]
  11. [needs to be, has already been] ironed
  12. UK: needs ironing
'iron' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "iron" in the title:

...three times more slag than "occurs" in modern wrought iron. - English Only forum
A carpet led towards another set of doors, revealing a staircase, old and curved, with iron railings. - English Only forum
a cast iron light - English Only forum
A clay jug among iron pots - English Only forum
a desk, an iron-framed bed in the corner where we lay down - English Only forum
A goose-iron (or goose iron) - English Only forum
a great ship's kettle of iron - English Only forum
a pile of clothes to iron, a pile of ironing vs. an ironing pile - English Only forum
A pouncing iron - English Only forum
a rip in the Iron Curtain - English Only forum
after much of the Earth's iron fell to its core - English Only forum
an Iron-Age hamlet/the shores/ the definite article - English Only forum
anvil : a heavy iron block on which - English Only forum
as if it were iron-plated - English Only forum
backbones feel hammered out of hot iron - English Only forum
balls of cast iron - English Only forum
Barred iron teeth unchained - English Only forum
Batman / Superman / Aquaman / Spider-Man / Iron Man / Wonder Woman - English Only forum
before <the invention of> electric iron - English Only forum
bobbed iron-grey hair—cut in a fringe - English Only forum
born to the iron - English Only forum
Bothered to iron / bothered cooking - English Only forum
Cabinet of the iron - English Only forum
Can't "pure" a 3-iron - English Only forum
carrying out of view several lines of iron railways - English Only forum
cast in iron/steel - English Only forum
cast iron - English Only forum
cast-iron mold [mould] - English Only forum
cause an iron bar to 'become longer' - English Only forum
clean and iron their lives away - English Only forum
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