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cast-iron

cast-iron is the alternative form of cast iron.

Meaning of cast iron

Adjective

cast iron (comparative more cast iron, superlative most cast iron)

  1. (not comparable) Made of cast iron.
    • I use a cast iron skillet for frying pancakes.
  2. (figuratively) Durable; tough; resilient.
    • Ernest has a cast iron constitution and never gets sick.
  3. (figuratively) Inflexible or without exception.
    • The school's cast iron policy on admissions fees left no leeway for needy students.

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Forms of cast-iron

Adjective
comparativemore cast-iron
superlativemost cast-iron
Noun
pluralcast-irons

Phrases with cast-iron

Questions about cast-iron

What is cast-iron the alternative form of?
Cast-iron is the alternative form of cast iron.

Words near cast-iron in the dictionary

  1. cast stone
  2. cast the first stone
  3. cast up
  4. cast up one's accounts
  5. cast-in-place
  6. cast-iron
  7. cast-iron plant
  8. cast-iron plants
  9. cast-iron stomach
  10. cast-iron stomachs
  11. cast-irons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cast-iron (page history and authors); cast iron (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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