SMOOTHING IRON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

Synonyms:

iron; smoothing iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("smoothing iron" is a kind of...):

home appliance; household appliance (an appliance that does a particular job in the home)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smoothing iron"):

flatiron (an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove)

gauffer; gauffering iron; goffer; goffering iron (an iron used to press pleats and ridges)

steam iron (a pressing iron that can emit steam)

travel iron (a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling)