Plural of iron
regular plural
The plural of iron is irons.
Forms of iron
| Singular | iron /ˈaɪ.ən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | irons /ˈaɪ.ənz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Irons in a sentence
- Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites.
- Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.From the entry irons
- He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds to make a world.From the entry it takes all kinds to make a world
- Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian. From the entry handcuffs
- Regmaglypts in stones tend to be shallower than in irons, and are therefore not as well defined.2008, O[ran] Richard Norton, Lawrence A. Chitwood, “Meteoroids to Meteorites: Lessons in Survival”, in Field Guide to Meteors and…. From the entry regmaglypt
Meaning of iron
- noun A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- noun Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
- noun A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
Questions about the plural of iron
- What is the plural of iron?
- The plural of iron is irons.
- Is iron countable?
- Iron is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: iron (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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