English dictionary

anvil

/'/&/nv/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

noun.body

Synonyms incus

Source: WordNet 3.0
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

noun

Source: webster1913

To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, <i>anviled</i> armor.

verb

Source: webster1913