a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

implement used to brand live stock

home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

press and smooth with a heated iron

extremely robust

(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

(classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world

slightly purplish or bluish dark grey

any of various blue pigments

an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

a cage from which there is no escape

a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle

German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)

an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries

a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron

British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)

a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file

rigorous or ruthless control

a foundry where cast iron is produced

an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

(c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive

British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)

respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim

a strong man of exceptional physical endurance

a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks

a spot caused the staining with rust or ink

a spot caused the staining with rust or ink

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts

medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves

an ore from which iron can be extracted

settle or put right

press and smooth with a heated iron

pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints

a highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and electronic circuits

a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant

a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color

a trap from which there is no escape

a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape

the color of freshly broken cast iron

of the grey color of iron

the color of freshly broken cast iron

of the grey color of iron

pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints

a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape

a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor