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    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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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

It stands in contrast to the 1993 film adaptation that starred Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons as the characters loosely based on Allende’s grandparents.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 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

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

"A lot of my own preferences have gone into the irons that I'm playing."

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Hotel irons are sketchy and hotel dry cleaning is expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 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

Violet sat down on the wide steps nestling her bag of irons and oil and shampoo in the space behind her calves.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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