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iron

Eisen

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Englisch > Deutsch
iron
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Chemie: Eisen (kein Plural)
3. [2] Bügeleisen
[1] "Steel, which is made from iron, is used to make everything from skyscrapers to paperclips."
4. Verb:
5. [1] bügeln
6. Adjektiv:
7. [1] eisern
Englisch > Englisch
iron
1. subst. A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
2. subst. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
3. subst. (metallurgy) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron
4. subst. A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom
5. subst. (usually plural, irons) Shackles.
6. subst. (slang) A handgun.
7. subst. A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
8. subst. (Cockney rhyming slang) A male homosexual.
9. subst. (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
10. subst. Great strength or power.
11. subst. (weightlifting) Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
He lifts iron on the weekends.
12. adj. (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
13. adj. (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
She had an iron will.
He held on with an iron grip.
an iron constitution
Iron men
14. v. To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
15. v. (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
16. v. To furnish or arm with iron.
to iron a wagon
Deutsch > Englisch
Eisen
1. n-n. iron (chemical element, Fe)
2. n-n. pick (miner's tool)