Definition of u-iron in English English dictionary
- angle iron
- A length of iron or steel, having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural support
- arsenical iron
- the mineral arsenopyrite
- bad iron
- bad luck
- bar iron
- Wrought iron molded into bars
- barking iron
- A tool used to remove the bark from trees
- bick-iron
- the beak (tapered end) of an anvil
- big iron
- Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes
- bog iron
- deposits of mixed oxides and hydroxides of iron formed when iron-bearing groundwater emerges onto the surface
- bog iron ore
- Deposit of porous, impure limonite found in bogs and swamps
- branding iron
- A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock
- cast iron
- Made of cast iron
I use a castiron skillet for frying pancakes.
- cast iron
- Inflexible or without exception
The school's cast-iron policy on admissions fees left no leeway for needy students.
- cast iron
- Durable; tough; resiliant
Ernest has a cast-iron constitution and never gets sick.
- cast iron
- A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould
Cast iron is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.
- cast-iron
- Alternative spelling of cast iron
- caulking iron
- a tool, rather like a chisel, used to caulk a ship
- corrugated iron
- A building material made by taking sheet iron or steel and pressing it into corrugations
- cramp iron
- An arrangement of iron wedges inserted into a cavity to lift heavy stones; a lewis
- cramp iron
- An iron bar, bent at right angles at each end, used to hold masonry together
- croze iron
- A cooper's tool, consisting of a tanged iron band with folded-back wings, which hold the tanged irregularly dented blade, secured by a wooden wedge pressed between the tangs
- croze iron
- Iron from a croze
- curling iron
- A heated cylindrical device for curling the hair
- delta iron
- an allotrope of iron
- driving iron
- An iron golf club which can be used as a driver
- ductile iron
- A form of cast iron used in many industrial applications
- fire iron
- One of a set of metal tools kept beside the fireplace, used to keep the fire burning as required
- gamma iron
- An allotropic form of iron which is stable at high temperatures. It is used in the manufacture of Austenite
- gamma-iron
- Alternative spelling of gamma iron
- gob iron
- Term for a simple harmonica
One kid drummed on a washboard, another plunked a broom-handle bass, a third faked chords on guitar, another blew into a gob iron (which was what they called a harmonica), and they dubbed themselves a band.
- grappling iron
- A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together
- gray iron
- An alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that contains 1.7 to 4.5% carbon and 1 to 3% silicon
- grozing iron
- a plumber's tool for soldering lead pipes
- grozing iron
- a tool used in making stained glass windows
- hot iron test
- a supposed test for witchcraft in which a hot iron was applied to the skin (or the tongue) - the skin of a witch would be unharmed
- iron
- A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26, and symbol Fe
- iron
- shackles
- iron
- Strong (as of will), inflexible
He held on with an iron grip.
- iron
- A golf club used for middle-distance shots
- iron
- Made of the metal iron
- iron
- 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
- iron
- A handgun
- iron
- To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases
- iron
- A male homosexual
- iron
- A dark shade of the colour/color silver
- iron bacterium
- Any of a group of bacteria that oxidize ferrous iron to ferric iron
- iron bloom
- A mixture of fine iron particles, unreacted iron oxide (ore), and charcoal residue
- iron cage
- A theory proposed by Max Weber which argues that rationalization and rules trap humans in a figurative "cage" of thought
- iron carbide
- A compound of iron with carbon (Fe3C)
- iron cross
- an acrobatic maneuver where the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90 degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis form a right-angle cross
- iron cross
- A position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body
- iron curtain
- Any impenetrable barrier
- iron curtain
- A barrier made of iron in the theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for safety or to prevent communication
- iron curtains
- plural form of iron curtain
- iron eagle
- An American military officer who has attained the rank of colonel but will not be promoted to the rank of general
- iron filings
- small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive
- iron fist
- Symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch
- iron fist
- Ruthless control
Josef Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist..
- iron fists
- plural form of iron fist
- iron gray
- A dark grey colour, with a tint of green
iron gray colour:.
- iron gray
- Of a dark grey colour, with a tint of green
- iron hand
- Firmess, inflexibility, sternness
Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.
- iron hoof
- A poof (a male homosexual)
- iron horse
- A steam railroad locomotive
- iron horses
- plural form of iron horse
- iron lung
- A mechanical device for assisted breathing
- iron maiden
- A medieval torture device consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which encloses upon and impales the victim inside
- iron maidens
- plural form of iron maiden
- iron ore
- A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted
- iron out
- To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem)
Let's just sit down and iron out an agreement on this issue.
- iron out
- To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron
That shirt still has a few more wrinkles to iron out.
- iron oxide
- The compound obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Either iron(II) oxide (old term ferrous oxide, chemical formula FeO) or iron(III) oxide (old term ferric oxide, chemical formula Fe2O3). Generally known as rust when hydrated
- iron oxides
- plural form of iron oxide
- iron vitriol
- iron(II) sulfate
- iron(II) oxide
- A name for the chemical compound FeO, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +2. This is the IUPAC preferred nomenclature. The old term was ferrous oxide
- iron(II) sulfate
- The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO4, used as a pigment, and in water treatment
- iron(III) oxide
- A name for the chemical compound Fe2O3, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +3. This is the IUPAC preferred nomenclature. The old term was ferric oxide
- iron(III) sulfate
- The crystalline salt of trivalent iron and sulfuric acid, Fe2(SO4)3
- iron-54
- A minor stable isotope of iron, 5426Fe, having 26 protons and 28 neutrons; it amounts to about 6% of the element in nature
- iron-56
- The major stable isotope of iron, 5626Fe, having 26 protons and 30 neutrons; it amounts to about 92% of the element in nature
- iron-57
- A minor stable isotope of iron, 5726Fe, having 26 protons and 31 neutrons; it amounts to about 2% of the element in nature
- iron-58
- A minor stable isotope of iron, 5826Fe, having 26 protons and 32 neutrons; it amounts to about 0.3% of the element in nature
- iron-fisted
- Characterized by ruthless control
- iron-sulfur cluster
- a unit comprising two or more iron atoms and bridging sulfur ligands in an iron-sulfur protein
- iron-sulfur clusters
- plural form of iron-sulfur cluster
- iron-sulfur protein
- any protein in which iron is coordinated with cysteine sulfur and sometimes also with inorganic sulfur; they have electron transfer and enzymatic function
- iron-sulphur cluster
- alternative spelling of iron-sulfur cluster
- iron-sulphur protein
- alternative spelling of iron-sulfur protein
- making-iron
- A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by caulkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in
- mid-iron
- An iron golf club with more lift than a driver
- pig iron
- A type of crude iron shaped like a block. Pig iron is commonly used as a raw material in industry
- pump iron
- To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training
Her upper body strength has been improving since she started pumping iron at the gym.
- pumping iron
- : The activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding
- pyrophoric iron
- finely powdered iron, which ignites spontaneously in air
- rod iron
- Common misspelling of wrought iron
- rule with an iron fist
- To rule with absolute authority or to the detriment of the people. To rule tyrannically
He considered himself king of his castle, and he rules with an iron fist.
- running iron
- A branding iron which is not bent into the shape of the mark but rather requires the user to write the desired brand (but allows writing any brand)
- sad-iron
- To press with a sadiron
- sad-iron
- To use a sadiron
- shooting iron
- A firearm, especially a handgun
The U.S. Army's newest war tool, the M-3 submachine gun, unveiled last week. . . . a stark, crude, unlovely shooting iron.
- shooting-iron
- Alternative spelling of shooting iron
- silicon iron
- ferrosilicon
- smoothing iron
- A heated appliance that is used to smooth clothing and other items after washing and (usually, partially), drying
- soldering iron
- A hand-held tool with a heated tip, used to melt and apply solder
- steam iron
- A smoothing iron that includes a system for spraying steam onto the item being ironed
- strike while the iron is hot
- To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting
We should strike while the iron is hot and order some immediately, before they change the offer.
- strike while the iron is hot
- Take advantage of opportunity
- strike while the iron is hot
- To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped
- sweet iron
- Cold-rolled steel as a material used for a horse’s bit
- tramp iron
- Stray metallic particles or objects (such as staples, baling wire, and nails) that contaminate foodstuffs, animal feed, or silage
- waffle iron
- A cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles
- white iron
- A kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite, unlike gray iron, that contain carbon as graphite
- wrought iron
- A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is not cast, suitable for welding
- wrought-iron
- made from wrought iron
- pig iron
- raw iron, unrefined iron
- Total iron-binding capacity
- (Tıp, İlaç) Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) is a medical laboratory test that measures the blood's capacity to bind iron with transferring
- reduced iron
- Direct-reduced iron (DRI), also called sponge iron, is produced from direct reduction of iron ore (in the form of lumps, pellets or fines) by a reducing gas produced from natural gas or coal. The reducing gas is a mixture majority of hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) which acts as reducing agent. This process of directly reducing the iron ore in solid form by reducing gases is called direct reduction