ironside
Person of steel
Ironside denotes someone of exceptional strength, courage, or endurance—a person of iron constitution.
The word appears mostly as a proper noun or nickname.
Edmund Ironside was an 11th-century English king.
Oliver Cromwell's cavalry were called Ironsides.
The term evokes an era when iron meant invincibility: The old ironside refused to retire.
Resilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
steadfastness · stamina · robustness · durability · unyielding · indomitable · stalwart · resolute
English republican military leader
- Oliver CromwellEnglish republican dictator
- English Civil War1640s British constitutional conflict
- RoundheadsCivil War anti-monarchists
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
Charles I · Protectorate · Levellers · Puritanism · cavalry · troopers · disciplined
Armored naval capital vessel
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- dreadnoughtHeavily armored warship type
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
cruiser · carrier · corvette · galleon · sloop · gunboat · fleet · armada
Coated with metal
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- shieldedProtected from harm
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- protectedKept from harm
hardened · impenetrable · invulnerable · impervious · chain mail · plate armor · defended · secure
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
tenacity · steadfastness · stamina · robustness · durability · unyielding · indomitable · stalwart · resolute · unwavering
Cromwell
English republican military leader
- Oliver CromwellEnglish republican dictator
- English Civil War1640s British constitutional conflict
- RoundheadsCivil War anti-monarchists
Puritan · Charles I · Protectorate · Levellers · Puritanism · cavalry · troopers · disciplined
battleship
Armored naval capital vessel
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- dreadnoughtHeavily armored warship type
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
destroyer · cruiser · carrier · corvette · galleon · sloop · gunboat · fleet · armada · convoy
plated
Coated with metal
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- shieldedProtected from harm
- fortifiedMade more resistant
protected · hardened · impenetrable · invulnerable · impervious · chain mail · plate armor · defended · secure · clad
ironsidecoward
Person lacking bravery
craven · poltroon · weakling · yellow-belly · milksop
ironsideweakling
Feeble person
softy · cream puff · wimp · namby-pamby · lightweight
ironsidewaverer
Indecisive person
quitter · capitulator · vacillator · defeatist · pushover
side, iron, sidewalk, sideways, sidekick, sidestep, sideline, sideshow, ironclad