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iron

noun as in hard, ferrous metal

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noun as in restraint made of metal

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These moments will clearly need to be ironed out of Lammens' game quickly with Liverpool away the next fixture followed by Brighton at home.

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For almost all of his 16 months in captivity he says he was tied up - first with ropes to his wrists and ankles, then with iron chains.

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Kelly - who features in the film alongside Jack and Aimee, Ozzy's other two children with Sharon - offered: "I always thought my dad was invincible. But Iron Man wasn't really made of iron."

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The punishment cells, or the “Klondike,” are described in a 1924 warden’s report as a row of unsanitary, windowless cells with black painted ceilings and walls, and only an iron toilet and faucet.

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It's a medium security prison, but the thick iron gates and imposing white walls topped with barbed wire give it a more "maximum" feel.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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