Irons
noun
Jeremy (John), born 1948, English actor.
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Irons
American
[ahy-ernz]
/ ˈaɪ ərnz /
noun
irons
1
British
/ ˈaɪənz /
plural noun
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fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )
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nautical (of a sailing vessel) headed directly into the wind without steerageway
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to be involved in many projects, activities, etc
Irons
2
British
/ ˈaɪənz /
noun
Example Sentences
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Lynch, and if his lush Britishness has a viewer thinking about Jeremy Irons, they’ve both done “Lion Kings,” Mr. Irons the original, Mr. Lynch on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Guardiola ended Saturday's post-match news conference by saying "come on you Irons", before gesturing the Hammers symbol with his arms crossed above his head.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Directed by Bille August, this ‘Masterpiece’ adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic stars Sam Claflin as the wronged seaman and Jeremy Irons as his friend and fellow prisoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Stephanie Irons was found dead by emergency services after they were called to an address in Westdale Lane West, Mapperley, at 22:07 BST on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Having ruled out a heart attack, the cardiologist, James Herrick, assigned the case rather casually to a medical resident named Ernest Irons.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
No fog lights grace the front lower corners; the molded blanks in the lower grille look like waffle irons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The 30-year-old former world number one amateur ranks tied 143rd - out of a 156-man field - with his driving accuracy - but has used his short irons superbly to launch a challenge.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Tesla has “lots of irons in the fire” that could help shares move higher, Kallo said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
The five-time major winner from Northern Ireland switched to cavity-back irons for last December's Australian Open and two events this year in Dubai but is back to familiar equipment this week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
A second man stuck two branding irons into the metal basket to heat them up.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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