"flatiron" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: flat + iron Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flat|iron}} flat + iron Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flatiron (not comparable)
  1. Having a flatiron shape. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Shapes Derived forms: flatiron steak
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-adj-M0ATGSpV Disambiguation of Shapes: 38 4 4 17 18 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flat iron, flat-iron

Noun [English]

Forms: flatirons [plural]
Etymology: flat + iron Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flat|iron}} flat + iron Head templates: {{en-noun}} flatiron (plural flatirons)
  1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-noun-Fn4CN85b
  2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. Categories (topical): Hair, Tools Synonyms (tool for hair): straightener
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-noun-llJE2ecv Disambiguation of Hair: 9 4 35 6 14 32 Disambiguation of Tools: 17 12 34 14 13 10 Disambiguation of 'tool for hair': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side. Tags: especially
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-noun-lrPuefrt
  4. (geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata. Categories (topical): Geomorphology, Hair
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-noun-eveUFrJ4 Disambiguation of Hair: 9 4 35 6 14 32 Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences
  5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: flat iron steak Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-flatiron-en-noun-gO~pXvro Disambiguation of Hair: 9 4 35 6 14 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 5 5 7 18 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 6 6 8 19 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 5 5 5 20 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flat iron, flat-iron

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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