These are the meanings of the letters IWRNOK when you unscramble them.
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Iron (n.)
The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances.
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Iron (n.)
An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.
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Iron (n.)
Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.
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Iron (n.)
Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron.
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Iron (n.)
Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust.
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Iron (n.)
Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
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Iron (n.)
Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;
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Iron (n.)
Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
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Iron (n.)
Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
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Iron (n.)
Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
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Iron (n.)
Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
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Iron (v. t.)
To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out.
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Iron (v. t.)
To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
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Iron (v. t.)
To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon.
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Kino (n.)
The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.
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Know (n.)
Knee.
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Know (v. i.)
To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
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Know (v. i.)
To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
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Know (v. i.)
To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.
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Know (v. i.)
To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
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Know (v. i.)
To have sexual commerce with.
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Know (v. i.)
To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
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Know (v. i.)
To be assured; to feel confident.
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Rink (n.)
The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling.
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Rink (n.)
An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with roller skates, or a building with such a floor.
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Wink (v. i.)
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
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Wink (v. i.)
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion.
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Wink (v. i.)
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink.
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Wink (v. i.)
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only.
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Wink (v. i.)
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
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Wink (v. i.)
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
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Wink (v. t.)
To cause (the eyes) to wink.
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Wink (n.)
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment.
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Wink (n.)
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
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Work (n.)
Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically, physically labor.
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Work (n.)
The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work.
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Work (n.)
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
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Work (n.)
Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery.
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Work (n.)
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
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Work (n.)
The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch.
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Work (n.)
Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful work spoiled the effect.
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Work (n.)
The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg.
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Work (n.)
Ore before it is dressed.
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Work (n.)
Performance of moral duties; righteous conduct.
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Work (n.)
To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
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Work (n.)
Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well.
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Work (n.)
Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or influence; to conduce.
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Work (n.)
To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
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Work (n.)
To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
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Work (n.)
To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through, and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work into the earth.
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Work (n.)
To ferment, as a liquid.
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Work (n.)
To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic.
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Work (v. t.)
To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.
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Work (v. t.)
To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to work cotton or wool into cloth.
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Work (v. t.)
To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion.
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Work (v. t.)
To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage; to lead.
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Work (v. t.)
To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to embroider; as, to work muslin.
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Work (v. t.)
To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.
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Work (v. t.)
To cause to ferment, as liquor.
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Worn ()
p. p. of Wear.
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Worn (p. p.)
of Wear