adj
Meaning 1
Having a flatiron shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a flatiron building
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Standard Lemma guide
flatiron
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Meaning 2
A district of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
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noun
Meaning 4
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
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noun
Meaning 5
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
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noun
Meaning 6
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
Ellipsis of flat iron steak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 8
an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: iron, smoothing iron
History
Etymology
From flat + iron.
From flat + iron, see flatiron.