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Definitions for Anvil

[1] a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
[2] anything having a similar form or use.
[3] the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments.
[4] Also called anvil cloud, anvil top . Meteorology . incus(def 2) .
[5] a musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater.
[6] Anatomy . incus(def 1) .
[7] a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging
[8] any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key
[9] the fixed jaw of a measurement device against which the piece to be measured is held
[10] anatomy the nontechnical name for incus

Words related to Anvil

plover, farrier, smithy, shoer

Words nearby Anvil

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Origin of Anvil

before 900; Middle English anvelt, anfelt, Old English anfilt(e ), anfealt; cognate with Middle Dutch anvilte, Old High German anafalz. See on, felt2

Word origin for Anvil

Old English anfealt; related to Old High German anafalz, Middle Dutch anvilte; see on , felt ²

Synonyms for Anvil

farrier, horseshoer, plover, smithy, shoer