iron

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
2. Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
3. 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, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
4. Shackles.
5. (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
6. A dark shade of the color silver.
7. (slang) A male homosexual.
8. A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
9. Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
10. Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
11. A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.
12. A safety curtain in a theatre.
13. (slang) Dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.

Adj

1. Made of the metal iron.
2. Strong (as of will), inflexible.

Verb

1. To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
2. To engage in such pressing of clothing.
3. To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
4. To furnish, clad, or arm with iron.

Konzepte

Eisen

Bügeleisen

bügeln

eisern

plätten

Plätteisen

Eiſen

Iise

Eisenschläger

Eisenanteil

Eisengehalt

Backofen

Backröhre

Kohlenbügeleisen

Fe

Hobeleisen

Montierhebel

Metall

Roterde

Bügeln

Glätteisen

aus dem Weg räumen

ausbügeln

ins Reine bringen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈaɪən/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Sätze

An iron truss roof covers the building .

Ein Eisenbinderdach bedeckt das Gebäude.