iron vs flatiron

flatiron vs iron

iron and flatiron both are nouns.

iron is an adjective but flatiron is not an adjective.

iron is a verb but flatiron is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iron	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
flatiron	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flatiron is a hyponym of iron; that is, flatiron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than iron:

iron: home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
flatiron: an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove

Other hyponyms of iron include gauffer, gauffering iron, goffer, goffering iron, steam iron, travel iron, electric iron.

iron (noun)	flatiron (noun)
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth	an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
implement used to brand live stock
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

iron (adjective)	flatiron (adjective)
extremely robust

iron (verb)	flatiron (verb)
press and smooth with a heated iron

Difference between iron and flatiron

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