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irons¹

  • /ˈaɪ.ənz/ UK
  • /ˈaɪ.ɚnz/ US

Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)nz

noun

  1. plural plural of iron

noun

  1. dated, plural, plural only Shackles. He’s been clapped in irons!
  2. plural, plural only A lack of forward motion. Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.
  3. plural, plural only The stirrups.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of iron

Irons²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. West Ham United F.C. (a football club based in London).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chain, chains, handcuffs, grappling, sheets, slabs, fetters, flattens, ingots, planks, plates, presses, shackles, shoes, cuffs, manacles

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"irons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irons. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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irons. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irons

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"irons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irons.

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@misc{irons_2026,
  title = {irons},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irons},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}