iron fist
iron fist noun: an army's tank or cavalry branch.
Noun
iron fist (plural iron fists)
- An army's tank or cavalry branch.
- Synonyms:
- armoured fist, armored fist, mailed fist
- Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.
- Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist.
- Negotiate with an iron fist inside a velvet glove.
- Synonyms:
- iron hand, iron heel, despotism, totalitarianism, autocracy, monocracy, fascism, dictatorship
iron fist meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese
iron fist in Tagalog
- ruthless control
- kamay na bakal
iron fist in Arabic
- ruthless control
- قُبْضَة حَدِيدِيَّة qubḍa ḥadīdiyya
iron fist in Malay
- ruthless control
- kuku besi
iron fist in Vietnamese
- ruthless control
- bàn tay thép
Synonyms of iron fist
- armoured fist
- armored fist
- mailed fist
- iron hand
- iron heel
- despotism
- totalitarianism
- autocracy
- monocracy
- fascism
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Forms of iron fist
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Words formed from iron fist
- rule with an iron fist
Questions about iron fist
- What does iron fist mean?
- Iron fist means an army's tank or cavalry branch.
- What is iron fist in Tagalog?
- Iron fist in Tagalog is kamay na bakal. See Iron fist meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is iron fist?
- Iron fist is a noun.
- What is the plural of iron fist?
- The plural of iron fist is iron fists.
Words near iron fist in the dictionary
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