Related Words for strike while the iron is hot

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strike up
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Phrase, Verb
smith
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Name
forge
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Noun
hammer
/x
Noun
tilt
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Noun
steel
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Noun
ball
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Noun
anneal
x/
Noun
spin
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Noun
kill
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Verb
temper
/x
Noun
hell
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Noun
batter
/x
Noun
snarl
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Noun
mill
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Noun
cast
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Noun
thermal
/x
Noun
smithy
/x
Noun
shingle
/x
Noun
beat out
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Phrase, Verb
beetle
/x
Noun
stop off
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Phrase, Verb
stroke
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Noun
found
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Verb
grind
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Noun
metal
/x
Noun
ramp
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Noun
roast
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Noun
bite in
/x
Phrase, Verb
rack
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Noun
strip
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Noun
invest
x/
Noun
flash
/
Noun
stick
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Noun
gather
/x
Verb
blue
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Noun
point
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Noun
alloy
/x
Noun
turn
/
Noun
clout
/
Noun
mine
/
Noun
wash
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Noun
lathe
/
Noun
sinter
/x
Noun
machine
x/
Noun
plate
/
Noun
char
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Noun
puddle
/x
Noun
craft
/
Noun
brute
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Noun
gauge
/
Noun
size
/
Noun
seal
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Noun
fuller
/x
Name
coil
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Noun
cope
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Verb
test
/
Noun
charcoal
/x
Noun
thrill
/
Noun
bone
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Noun
mortar
/x
Noun
bonfire
/xx
Noun
laminate
/xx
Noun
bolt
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Noun
jewelry
/xx
Noun
gold plate
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Phrase, Noun, Verb
gall
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Noun
chine
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Noun
card
/
Noun
shim
/
Noun
hone
/
Noun
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
lade
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Noun
accomplish
x/x
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
against
x/
Noun
albeit
x/x
alley
/x
Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alongside
x//
Adverb
although
x/
aluminium
x/xx
Noun
aluminum
x/xx
Noun
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
amid
x/
Noun
among
x/
anemia
x/xx
Noun
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
apartheid
x/x
Noun, Verb
arcing
/x
Noun
ardent
/x
Adjective
arid
/x
Adjective
arrive
x/
Verb
arsenic
/xx
Noun, Adjective
aryan
/xx
Adjective, Name
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
asset
/x
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attain
x/
Verb
attractive
x/x
Adjective
awaiting
x/x
Verb
awesome
/x
Adjective, Noun
awhile
x/
Adverb
baking
/x
Noun, Adjective
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bar
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
baseball
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Noun
bash
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Noun, Verb
bath
/
Noun, Verb
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
be
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
beach
/
Noun, Verb
beak
/
Noun, Verb
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beau
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Noun, Verb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
because
x/
Adverb
believe
x/
Verb
belle
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Name
besides
x/
Adverb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blackout
/x
Noun, Verb
blistering
/xx
Adjective, Noun
blitz
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Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
board
/
Noun, Verb
boil
/
Noun, Verb
bomb
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bombardment
x/x
Noun
bonkers
/x
Adjective
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottom out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bowling
/x
Noun
boycott
/x
Noun, Verb
brand
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Noun, Verb
branding iron
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
brass
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
breaking
/x
Noun
brew
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
broadside
/x
Noun, Adverb, Verb
buffet
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bump
/
Noun, Verb
bump into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bunt
/
Noun, Verb
burn
/
Verb, Noun
busting
/x
Noun, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
calorific
/x/x
Adjective
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
cancellation
xx/x
Noun
cannon
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
canon
/x
Noun, Adjective
cantilevered
/x/x
Adjective
carrier
/xx
Noun
carved
/
Adjective
cast iron
//x
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
cautery
/xx
Noun
cease
/
Verb, Noun
chain
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Noun, Verb
challenging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chance on
//
Phrase, Verb
charged
/
Adjective
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
chili
/x
Noun
chilled
/
Adjective
chilly
/x
Adjective, Noun
chop
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Noun, Verb
clad
/
Verb, Adjective
clap
/
Noun, Verb
clash
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cloud
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Noun, Verb
coal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cobalt
/x
Noun
coin
/
Noun, Verb
coinage
/x
Noun
coke
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Noun, Verb
coldest
/x
Adjective
collide
x/
Verb
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
come across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
come to
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Phrase, Verb
come upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commonplace
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
communist
/xx
Adjective, Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
concurrent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
connect
x/
Verb, Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
copper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cortina
x/x
Name
coup
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Noun, Verb
course
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
cozy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
crack
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
craze
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Noun, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
crisp
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
curtain
/x
Noun, Verb
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
cute
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Adjective
dab
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
defensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
dele
/x
Noun, Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
delicate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
derailment
x/x
Noun
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb