iron
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
Types & categories
- metal hypernym
- alpha iron hyponym
- beta iron hyponym
- gamma iron hyponym
- delta iron hyponym
- ingot iron hyponym
- cast iron hyponym
- wrought iron hyponym
- galvanized iron hyponym
- pig iron hyponym
- scrap iron hyponym
- structural iron hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 2 verb
press and smooth with a heated iron
press your shirts
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ironing derivation
- smoothing iron derivation
- ironing derivation
- heat entails
Sense 3 adjective
extremely robust
an iron constitution
Related & opposite
- robust similar to
Sense 4 noun
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
Types & categories
- golf-club hypernym
- driving iron hyponym
- long iron hyponym
- mashie hyponym
- mashie niblick hyponym
- midiron hyponym
- niblick hyponym
- putting iron hyponym
- short iron hyponym
- wedge hyponym
Sense 5 noun
implement used to brand live stock
Types & categories
- implement hypernym
Sense 6 noun
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
Types & categories
- home appliance hypernym
- flatiron hyponym
- gauffer hyponym
- steam iron hyponym
- travel iron hyponym
Related & opposite
- iron derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | steel |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | iron ore |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | metal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alpha iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beta iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gamma iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delta iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ingot iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cast iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wrought iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | galvanized iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pig iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scrap iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | structural iron |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ironing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | smoothing iron |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ironing |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | heat |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | press |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mangle |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | robust |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | golf-club |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | driving iron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | long iron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mashie |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mashie niblick |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | midiron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | niblick |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | putting iron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | short iron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wedge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | implement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | iron |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | home appliance |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | flatiron |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gauffer |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | steam iron |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | travel iron |