The difference between Flatiron and Iron
When used as nouns, flatiron means a simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove, whereas iron means a common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
When used as adjectives, flatiron means having a flatiron shape, whereas iron means made of the metal iron.
Iron is also verb with the meaning: to pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
check bellow for the other definitions of Flatiron and Iron
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Flatiron as a noun:
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove
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Flatiron as a noun:
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
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Flatiron as a noun (especially referring to the shape of a building):
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
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Flatiron as a noun (geomorphology):
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
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Flatiron as a noun:
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Flatiron as an adjective:
Having a flatiron shape.
Examples:
"a flatiron building"
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Iron as a noun (uncountable):
A common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
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Iron as a noun (uncountable, physics, chemistry, metallurgy):
A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
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Iron as a noun (uncountable, countable, metallurgy):
Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
Examples:
"wrought iron, ductile iron, cast iron, pig iron, gray iron'"
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Iron as a noun (countable):
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.
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Iron as a noun (usually plural, '''''[[irons]]'''''):
Shackles.
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Iron as a noun (slang):
A handgun.
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Iron as a noun (uncountable):
A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
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Iron as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from '''[[iron hoof]]''', rhyming with '''[[poof]]'''; countable, offensive):
A male homosexual.
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Iron as a noun (golf):
A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
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Iron as a noun (uncountable):
Great strength or power.
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Iron as a noun (weightlifting):
Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
Examples:
"He lifts iron on the weekends."
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Iron as a noun:
A safety curtain in a theatre
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Iron as an adjective (not comparable):
Made of the metal iron.
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Iron as an adjective (figuratively):
Strong , inflexible.
Examples:
"She had an iron will."
"He held on with an iron grip."
"an iron constitution"
"'Iron men"
"synonyms: adamant adamantine brassbound"
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Iron as a verb (transitive):
To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
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Iron as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
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Iron as a verb (transitive):
To furnish or arm with iron.
Examples:
"to iron a wagon"
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- flatiron vs straightener
- ferrum vs iron
- chemical element vs iron
- iron vs metal
- atom vs iron
- electron vs iron
- iron vs neutron
- iron vs proton
- iron vs molecule
- flatiron vs iron
- iron vs smoothing iron
- iron vs tool
- iron vs mangle
- iron vs shackles
- iron vs restraint
- iron vs leg irons
- iron vs weapon
- colour vs iron
- color vs iron
- iron vs shade
- iron vs silver
- iron vs poof
- iron vs queer
- driving iron vs iron
- energy vs iron
- force vs iron
- force vs iron
- iron vs might
- energy vs iron
- iron vs ironman
- iron vs metal
- iron vs metallic
- iron vs wrought-iron
- iron vs press
- iron vs mangle