ironbound
Reinforced with metal
Ironbound describes something bound or reinforced with iron: an ironbound chest, an ironbound barrel.
The word extends to things that are rigid, unyielding, or harsh: an ironbound coast is rocky and forbidding, an ironbound rule permits no exceptions.
The figurative sense suggests something as inflexible as iron bands.
Bound with metal restraints
- chainedBound with links
- fetteredBound in chains
- manacledBound by wrist restraints
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
bolted · clamped · banded · strapped · reinforced · secured · fastened · locked
Refusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
stern · harsh · rigid · severe · stringent · hard · firm · immovable
Largest city in Jersey
- districtBounded administrative area
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
industrial · waterfront · warehouse · historic · urban · working-class · community · ethnic
Tough and uneven
- rockyCovered with stones
- craggyRough with rocky projections
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
precipitous · treacherous · windswept · surf · breakers · shoals · headland · promontory
shackled
Bound with metal restraints
riveted · bolted · clamped · banded · strapped · reinforced · secured · fastened · locked · constrained
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- unbendingRefusing to change position
uncompromising · stern · harsh · rigid · severe · stringent · hard · firm · immovable · obstinate
Newark
Largest city in Jersey
- districtBounded administrative area
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
immigrant · industrial · waterfront · warehouse · historic · urban · working-class · community · ethnic · docks
rugged
Tough and uneven
jagged · precipitous · treacherous · windswept · surf · breakers · shoals · headland · promontory · seashore