Hypernyms for "iron"

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Hypernyms

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alpha iron beta iron cast iron delta iron driving iron five iron flatiron galvanized iron gamma iron gauffer gauffering iron goffer goffering iron ingot iron long iron mangle mashie mashie niblick midiron niblick nine iron one iron pig iron putter putting iron scrap iron seven iron short iron steam iron structural iron travel iron two iron wedge wrought iron
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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