iron vs steam iron

steam iron vs iron

iron and steam iron both are nouns.

iron is an adjective but steam iron is not an adjective.

iron is a verb but steam iron is not a verb.

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

As nouns, steam iron is a hyponym of iron; that is, steam iron 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
steam iron: a pressing iron that can emit steam

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

iron (noun)	steam iron (noun)
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth	a pressing iron that can emit steam
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)	steam iron (adjective)
extremely robust

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

Difference between iron and steam iron

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