| iron maiden |
a medieval instrument of torture consisting of a coffinlike case in which a victim was impaled on spikes. |
| ironmonger |
(chiefly British) a merchant who sells household tools, equipment, and other hardware. |
| ironmonger's |
(chiefly British) a shop where household tools, equipment, and other hardware items are sold; hardware store. |
| iron out |
to clear up or smooth out (difficulties, conflicts, or the like). |
| iron pyrites |
pyrite; fool's gold. |
| irons in the fire |
projects or undertakings. |
| ironstone |
any of several iron ores containing impurities of silica and clay. [2 definitions] |
| ironware |
pots, utensils, and other small articles made of iron. |
| ironweed |
any of a group of plants with a hard stem and clusters of small, purplish flowers. |
| ironwood |
any of various trees, such as the hornbeam, that have very hard, heavy wood. [2 definitions] |
| ironwork |
articles or constructions decorated with or made wholly or partly of iron, as stair railings or garden furniture. |
| ironworks |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a foundry in which iron is smelted, cast, and wrought into heavy iron goods. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. [3 definitions] |
| Iroquoian |
a family of languages spoken by the Iroquois tribes. [3 definitions] |
| Iroquois |
a member of an American Indian confederacy of New York State that includes the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora tribes. [3 definitions] |
| irradiate |
to expose to radiation, esp. as a medical treatment. [3 definitions] |
| irradiation |
emission of electromagnetic radiation, or the state of being exposed to such radiation. [2 definitions] |
| irrational |
lacking in reason, sense, or judgment. [3 definitions] |
| irreclaimable |
impossible to reclaim, redeem, or reform. |
| irreconcilable |
not capable of being brought into harmony or agreement; incompatible. [2 definitions] |
| irrecoverable |
not capable of being recovered or regained; irretrievable. [2 definitions] |