flatiron

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A tough cut of beef from the shoulder of the steer.
2. 2
   noun A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
3. 3
   noun A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
4. 4
   noun (especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
5. 5
   noun A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
6. 6
   adjective Having a flatiron shape.