anvil
🇺🇸
/ˈænvɪl/
🇬🇧
/ˈænvɪl/
noun
R
A heavy block of iron that a blacksmith uses to shape hot metal by hitting it with a hammer.
The blacksmith placed the hot metal on the anvil and began to hammer it into shape.
R
A small bone in the middle ear that helps transmit sound to the inner ear.
The anvil is one of the three tiny bones in the ear that play a crucial role in hearing.
translation
A heavy block of iron that a blacksmith uses to shape hot metal by hitting it with a hammer.; A small bone in the middle ear that helps transmit sound to the inner ear.
Word Forms
Plural
anvils