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  • Irons
    Irons
    noun
    Jeremy (John), born 1948, English actor.
  • irons
    irons
    plural noun
    fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )
Synonyms

Irons

American  
[ahy-ernz] / ˈaɪ ərnz /

noun

  1. Jeremy (John), born 1948, English actor.

irons 1 British  
/ ˈaɪənz /

plural noun

  1. fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )

  2. nautical (of a sailing vessel) headed directly into the wind without steerageway

  3. to be involved in many projects, activities, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Irons 2 British  
/ ˈaɪənz /

noun

  1. Jeremy. born 1948, British film and stage actor. His films include The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Mission (1986), Reversal of Fortune (1990), and Lolita (1997)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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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

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

Irons was described as a "beautiful, loving and caring daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend" by her family.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The school principal did alert police, but court papers said neither Irons nor her parents were made aware of the petition by school officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 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

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