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Word entry · 4 letters

iron

Best crossword clue

"Clothes presser"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈaɪ.ən/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted inorStarts with IEnds with N15 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. press and smooth with a heated iron

Word origin

From Middle English iren, from Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (“iron”), possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Used in a sentence

  • Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
  • They gather one by one, trickling into the shady courtyard, the familiar hum of Mass. Ave. wafting in from behind brick buildings and iron gates.
  • It's many niggas now totin' iron.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer15 curated clues

01Clothes presser4 letters
02Hard metal4 letters
03Metal for tools4 letters
04Metal in a gate4 letters
05Metal in a pan4 letters
06Metal in a skillet4 letters
07Metal in many tools4 letters
08Metal in tools4 letters
09Metal or clothes press4 letters
10Metal used for tools4 letters
11Metal used in tools4 letters
12Press clothes4 letters
13Press for shirts4 letters
14Press used on clothes4 letters
15Wrinkle remover4 letters

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