The difference between Iron and Might

When used as nouns, iron means a common, inexpensive metal, often black in color, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel, whereas might means power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.

When used as verbs, iron means to pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases, whereas might means used to indicate conditional or possible actions.

When used as adjectives, iron means made of the metal iron, whereas might means mighty.

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  1. 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.

  2. Iron as a noun (uncountable, physics, chemistry, metallurgy):

    A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

  3. 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'"

  4. 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.

  5. Iron as a noun (usually plural, '''''[[irons]]'''''):

    Shackles.

  6. Iron as a noun (slang):

    A handgun.

  7. Iron as a noun (uncountable):

    A dark shade of the colour/color silver.

  8. Iron as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from '''[[iron hoof]]''', rhyming with '''[[poof]]'''; countable, offensive):

    A male homosexual.

  9. Iron as a noun (golf):

    A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

  10. Iron as a noun (uncountable):

    Great strength or power.

  11. Iron as a noun (weightlifting):

    Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.

    Examples:

    "He lifts iron on the weekends."

  12. Iron as a noun:

    A safety curtain in a theatre

  1. Iron as an adjective (not comparable):

    Made of the metal iron.

  2. 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"

  1. Iron as a verb (transitive):

    To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

  2. Iron as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

  3. Iron as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish or arm with iron.

    Examples:

    "to iron a wagon"

  1. Might as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.

  2. Might as a noun (uncountable):

    Physical strength or force.

    Examples:

    "He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move."

  3. Might as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability to do something.

  1. Might as an adjective (obsolete):

    Mighty; powerful.

  2. Might as an adjective (obsolete):

    Possible.

  1. Might as a verb (auxiliary):

    Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.

    Examples:

    "I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet."

  2. Might as a verb (auxiliary):

    Used to indicate permission in past tense.

    Examples:

    "He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet."

  3. Might as a verb (auxiliary):

    Used to indicate possibility in past tense.

    Examples:

    "I thought that I might go the next day."

  4. Might as a verb:

    Examples:

    "Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm"

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