flatirons
Old cloth pressers
Flatirons are dramatic, slanted rock formations that rise at steep angles from the ground, resembling old-fashioned flat irons used for pressing clothes.
The term is most associated with the iconic sandstone slabs outside Boulder, Colorado: We hiked to the base of the Flatirons at sunrise.
Lowercase flatiron can also mean a clothes iron with a flat metal base, heated on a stove—the predecessor to electric irons.
Formed from deposited material
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- formationCreation or arrangement
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- erosionGradual wearing away
strata · outcrop · escarpment · cliff · tilted · slabs · monocline · tectonics
Western rectangular state
- RockiesNorth American mountain chain
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- ChautauquaItinerant lecture circuit origin
foothills · climbing · panorama · silhouette · iconic · mesa · scenic · overlook
Heated water's gaseous form
- pressApply force downward
- clothesFabric worn on body
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- wrinkleSurface fold or crease
crease · linen · cotton · garment · fabric · ironing board · cord · plug
sedimentary
Formed from deposited material
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- formationCreation or arrangement
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
erosion · strata · outcrop · escarpment · cliff · tilted · slabs · monocline · tectonics · bedrock
Colorado
Western rectangular state
Chautauqua · foothills · climbing · panorama · silhouette · iconic · mesa · scenic · overlook · summit
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
wrinkle · crease · linen · cotton · garment · fabric · ironing board · cord · plug · electric
straightener
Device that removes waves
heat · salon · stylist · keratin · frizz · sleek · smooth · glide · temperature · styling
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
tongs · steel · shaping · flattening · smith · hot · forming · beaten · plate · stock
- flatiron steakBeef shoulder blade cut
- Flatiron BuildingWedge-shaped early skyscraper