box iron

box i·ron

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks ahy-ern]
- /bɒks ˈaɪ ərn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks ahy-ern]
- /bɒks ˈaɪ ərn/

Definitions of box iron words

noun box iron a flatiron that is heated by inserting live coals or a piece of hot metal in its boxlike holder. 1
noun box iron A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within. 0

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Origin of box iron

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Box iron

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Box iron

box iron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

box iron usage trend in Literature

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