iron

01. The discovery of [iron] to make tools and weapons brought about great changes in the way people lived.

02. You'd better [iron] your shirt before you go out; it's all wrinkled.

03. Large deposits of [iron] ore were found in these hills years ago.

04. The house was surrounded by a fence with a huge [iron] gate.

05. I'd better [iron] my pants before we go out; they're all wrinkly.

06. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was known as the "[Iron] Lady" because she was so stubborn and strong-willed.

07. I'll have lots of [ironing] to do when the clothes come out of the dryer.

08. There is a Turkish proverb which states that man is harder than [iron], stronger than stone, and more fragile than a rose.

09. There is an Afghani proverb that observes that poor [iron] won't make a sharp sword.

10. Antisthenes once remarked that as [iron] is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

11. During periods of rapid growth, a child's [iron] supply may become depleted.

12. [Iron] began to replace bronze as the metal used for weapons and other implements in the Middle East beginning in around 1200 B.C.

13. There is enough [iron] in a human body to make one small nail.

14. About 5.6 percent of Earth's crust is composed of [iron].

15. The most essential minerals to the human body are: salt for maintaining water levels, [iron] for red blood cells, and calcium for bones.

16. Leonardo Da Vinci once noted that just as [iron] rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.