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strike while the iron is hot

strike while the i·ron is hot
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strahyk hwahyl, wahyl stressed th ee ahy-ern iz hot]
    • /straɪk ʰwaɪl, waɪl stressed ði ˈaɪ ərn ɪz hɒt/
    • /straɪk waɪl ðə ˈaɪən ɪz hɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strahyk hwahyl, wahyl stressed th ee ahy-ern iz hot]
    • /straɪk ʰwaɪl, waɪl stressed ði ˈaɪ ərn ɪz hɒt/

Definitions of strike while the iron is hot words

  • noun strike while the iron is hot Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron. 1
  • noun strike while the iron is hot something hard, strong, rigid, unyielding, or the like: hearts of iron. 1
  • noun strike while the iron is hot an instrument, utensil, weapon, etc., made of iron. 1
  • noun strike while the iron is hot an appliance with a flat metal bottom, used when heated, as by electricity, to press or smooth clothes, linens, etc. 1
  • noun strike while the iron is hot Golf. one of a series of nine iron-headed clubs having progressively sloped-back faces, used for driving or lofting the ball. Compare wood1 (def 8). 1
  • noun strike while the iron is hot a branding iron. 1
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Origin of strike while the iron is hot

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English īren (noun and adj.), perhaps < *īsren, metathesized from īsern, variant of īsen; compare Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse īsarn, Gothic eisarn < Germanic *īsarnam, perhaps < Celtic; compare Gaulish Ysarno-, Iserno- (in place names), Old Breton hoiarn, Welsh haearn, Old Irish íarn

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Parts of speech for Strike while the iron is hot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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strike while the iron is hot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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