IRON


Meaning of IRON in English

I.

noun

1 metal

ADJECTIVE

▪ rusty

▪ cast , corrugated , galvanized , wrought

a hut with a corrugated ~ roof

▪ pig

▪ scrap

VERB + IRON

▪ make , produce , smelt

Germany produced enormous quantities of coal, ~ and steel.

▪ be rich in , contain

foods that are rich in ~

▪ be cast in , be made from/of/out of

a bridge made of wrought ~

IRON + VERB

▪ rust

IRON + NOUN

▪ ore

They mine ~ ore locally.

▪ bar

▪ gate

▪ filings

▪ industry

▪ foundry , works

▪ deficiency

patients with ~ deficiency

▪ pill ( esp. AmE ), tablets ( esp. BrE )

I was put on ~ tablets for my anaemia.

2 tool

ADJECTIVE

▪ hot , warm

▪ electric , steam

▪ travel ( BrE )

▪ curling (= for making hair curly) , flat (= for making hair straight) (both AmE )

You can use a curling ~ to create soft curls.

VERB + IRON

▪ use

Use a cool ~ on synthetics.

II.

verb

Iron is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ clothes , ↑ shirt

III.

adj.

Iron is used with these nouns: ↑ discipline , ↑ grip , ↑ will

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .