Associations to the word «Anvil»

Pictures for the word «Anvil»

Wiktionary

ANVIL, noun. A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
ANVIL, noun. (skeleton) An incus bone in the inner ear.
ANVIL, noun. A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
ANVIL CLOUD, noun. A tall, distinctively anvil-shaped thundercloud.
ANVIL CLOUDS, noun. Plural of anvil cloud

Dictionary definition

ANVIL, noun. A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering.
ANVIL, noun. The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes.

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