iron vs gauffer

gauffer vs iron

iron and gauffer both are nouns.

iron is an adjective but gauffer is not an adjective.

iron and gauffer both are verbs.

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

As nouns, gauffer is a hyponym of iron; that is, gauffer 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
gauffer: an iron used to press pleats and ridges

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

iron (noun)	gauffer (noun)
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth	an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head	an iron used to press pleats and ridges
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)	gauffer (adjective)
extremely robust

iron (verb)	gauffer (verb)
press and smooth with a heated iron	make wavy with a heated goffering iron

Difference between iron and gauffer

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