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
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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
The film happened to be “Waterland,” with Jeremy Irons and Ethan Hawke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Irons was described as a "beautiful, loving and caring daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend" by her family.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Acting on a whim, Irons decided to look at Noel’s blood under the microscope.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
They’re such a fervent bunch that he expects protesters at next year’s Masters if the rumors are true and gnomes go the way of wood-shafted irons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
He set to work pumping a hand-bellows to increase the heat under the branding irons.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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