The difference between Iron and Shade

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 shade means darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

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 shade means to shield from light.

Iron is also adjective with the meaning: made of the metal iron.

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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. Shade as a noun (uncountable):

    Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

    Examples:

    "The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day."

  2. Shade as a noun (countable):

    Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

    Examples:

    "Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here."

  3. Shade as a noun (countable):

    A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

    Examples:

    "I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse."

  4. Shade as a noun (figuratively):

    A subtle variation in a concept.

    Examples:

    "'shades of meaning"

  5. Shade as a noun (figuratively):

    An aspect that is reminiscent of something.

    Examples:

    "'shades of Groucho"

  6. Shade as a noun:

    A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning

  7. Shade as a noun (chiefly, literary, and, fantasy):

    A ghost or specter; a spirit.

    Examples:

    "Too long have I been haunted by that shade."

    "The adventurer was attacked by a shade."

  8. Shade as a noun (countable):

    A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

  9. Shade as a noun (uncountable, originally, gay slang):

    Subtle insults.

    Examples:

    "[[throw shade throw shade]]"

    "Why did you paint your room chartreuse? No shade; I'm genuinely curious."

  1. Shade as a verb (transitive):

    To shield from light.

    Examples:

    "The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day."

  2. Shade as a verb (transitive):

    To alter slightly.

    Examples:

    "You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left."

    "Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them."

  3. Shade as a verb (intransitive):

    To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.

    Examples:

    "The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas."

  4. Shade as a verb (intransitive, baseball, of a [[defensive]] player):

    To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.

    Examples:

    "Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count."

  5. Shade as a verb (transitive):

    To darken, particularly in drawing.

    Examples:

    "I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows."

  6. Shade as a verb:

    To surpass by a narrow margin.

    Examples:

    "Both parties claimed afterwards that their man did best in the debate, but an early opinion poll suggested Mr Cameron shaded it."

  7. Shade as a verb (transitive, GUI):

    To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.

  8. Shade as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.

  9. Shade as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

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