Associations to the word «Flatiron»
Verb
Wiktionary
FLATIRON, noun. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove
FLATIRON, noun. (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.
FLATIRON, noun. (geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
FLATIRON, adjective. Having a flatiron shape.
Dictionary definition
FLATIRON, noun. An iron that was heated by placing it on a stove.
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