anvil English

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anvil Noun

— An anvil is a heavy iron block used in the blacksmith trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

anvil

— noun a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

— noun (= incus) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

Synonyms anvil synonyms

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anvil English » English

incus

stithy

ram block

pestle

log

last

hammer anvil

hammer

gauge button

bickiron

bick-iron

Topics anvil topics

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Work and occupation Occupation Working with minerals

Working with metal

• What tools does a blacksmith use?
  hammer anvil tongs forge furnace bellows

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Cloud

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  storm clouds rain cloud cumulus thunderhead anvil shaped billowing nimbus fluffy cirrus wispy vapor trail haze hazy fog foggy mist misty steam vapor band smog fume cloud of smoke