The difference between Iron and Queer

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 queer means a person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.

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 queer means to render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.

When used as adjectives, iron means made of the metal iron, whereas queer means weird, odd or different.

Queer is also adverb with the meaning: queerly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Iron and Queer

  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. Queer as an adjective (dated):

    Weird, odd or different; whimsical.

  2. Queer as an adjective (Britain, informal, dated):

    Slightly unwell (mainly in to feel queer).

  3. Queer as an adjective (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative):

    Homosexual.

  4. Queer as an adjective (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative):

    Not heterosexual: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, etc.

  5. Queer as an adjective (broadly):

    Pertaining to sexual behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual norms, assumptions etc.

  1. Queer as a noun (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative):

    A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.

  2. Queer as a noun (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative):

    A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.

  3. Queer as a noun (definite, with "the", informal, archaic):

    Counterfeit money.

  1. Queer as a verb (transitive):

    To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.

  2. Queer as a verb (UK, dialect, dated):

    To puzzle.

  3. Queer as a verb (slang, dated):

    To ridicule; to banter; to rally.

  4. Queer as a verb (slang, dated):

    To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil.

  5. Queer as a verb (social science):

    To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.

  1. Queer as an adverb:

    Queerly.

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