Defenition of the word anvil
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Defenition of the word anvil
- A heavy iron block used by a blacksmith as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- A bone in the middle ear, in between the malleus and the stapes.
- a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
- the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Synonyms for the word anvil
Meronymys for the word anvil
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- forge
- middle ear
- smithy
- tympanic cavity
- tympanum
Hypernyms for the word anvil
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- auditory ossicle
- block
- bonelet
- ossicle
- ossiculum
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