anvil
(noun) a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
incus, anvil
(noun) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anvil (plural anvils)
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
(skeleton) An incus bone in the middle ear.
A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
anvil (third-person singular simple present anvils, present participle anvilling, simple past and past participle anvilled)
To fashion on an anvil (often used figuratively).
• Alvin, Lavin, Vilna, nival, vinal
Source: Wiktionary
An"vil, n. Etym: [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.]
1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.),
Definition: the incus. See Incus. To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. Swift.
An"vil, v. t.
Definition: To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
