Phrase Hound found 102 phrases and 23 compound words that contain irons. The most common are listed below. Open irons in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 102
- irons in the fireTasks in progress; involvement in ongoing projects.
- leg ironsA fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.
- branding ironsplural of branding iron: A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.
- fire ironsplural of fire iron: Any of a set of metal tools kept beside the fireplace, used to keep the fire burning as required. The set usually consists of fire tongs, a poker, a spade, and a brush for the ashes.
- hair ironsplural of hair iron: A tool that uses heat to curl, straighten, or crimp a person's head of hair.
- tire ironsplural of tire iron: A tool used for installing or removing an automotive wheel, in the form of a bar made of strong metal, with a chisel end for prying off the hubcap and a socket wrench end for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
- eating ironsKnife, fork and spoon; cutlery.
- curling ironsplural of curling iron: A heated cylindrical device for curling the hair.
- soldering ironsplural of soldering iron: A hand-held tool with a heated tip, used to melt and apply solder.
- fighting ironsA set of cutlery.
- angle ironsplural of angle iron: A length of iron or steel (now usually steel), having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural component, support, or mending brace.
- box ironsplural of box iron: A non-electric clothes iron which is heated by placing something hot (as a piece of iron (the slug), or heated charcoal) into its hollow chamber.
- brand-ironsplural of brand-iron: Synonym of branding iron (“for livestock”).
- cast ironsplural of cast iron: A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.
- charcoal ironsplural of charcoal iron: A type of box iron into which heated coals are placed.
- climbing ironsplural of climbing iron: A kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing.
- clothes ironsplural of clothes iron: A hand-held device with a heated flat metal base used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes.
- clothing ironsplural of clothing iron: A hand-held device with a heated flat metal base used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes.
- delta ironsplural of delta iron: A certain allotrope of iron.
- driving ironsplural of driving iron: An iron golf club which can be used as a driver.
- firing ironsplural of firing iron: An instrument used in cauterizing, especially on horses.
- flat ironsplural of flat iron: A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
- grab ironsplural of grab iron: A metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.
- gray ironsplural of gray iron: An alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that contains 1.7 to 4.5% carbon and 1 to 3% silicon.
- grey ironsplural of grey iron: An alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that contains 1.7 to 4.5% carbon and 1 to 3% silicon.
Compound words 23
- COYIInitialism of come on you Irons (used by supporters of West Ham United F.C.)
- environsplural of environ: the environment, the surroundings.
- Ironsidesplural of Ironside: A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.
- andironsplural of andiron: A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
- flatironsplural of flatiron: A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
- beakironsplural of beakiron: The taper end of an anvil.
- claironsplural of clairon: the second register of a clarinet.
- Coldironsplural of Coldiron: A surname.
- dogironsplural of dogiron: A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
- endironsplural of endiron: A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side