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/ˈanvil/,
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anvils, plural;
  1. A heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped

  2. The horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud
    • - anvil clouds
  1. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
  2. incus: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
  3. An anvil is a basic tool. In the simplest terms it is a block with a hard surface on which another object is struck. The inertia of the anvil allows the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece. In most cases the anvil is used as a forging tool. ...
  4. Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a 2008 documentary film about the Canadian heavy metal band, Anvil. The film is directed by screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, whose previous credits include The Big Tease (co-written with Craig Ferguson) and The Terminal.
  5. Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band comprising Steve "Lips" Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Robb Reiner (drums), and Glenn Five (bass, backing vocals). ...
  6. Hammer and Anvil are fictional characters, supervillains published by Marvel Comics.They first appeared in Hulk #182, (December 1974), and were created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe.
  7. Anvil (development project name Scimitar before 2006) is a game engine created in 2007 by video game developer Ubisoft for use on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
  8. Anvil is an insecticide widely employed to combat West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne disease identified in approximately 10,000 residents of the United States from 1999-2006. It is sprayed in Chicago and many other cities. Sumithrin, a synthetic pyrethroid, is the main active ingredient.
  9. A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped; An incus bone in the inner ear
  10. hard surface used to shape horseshoes or pound rivets.
  11. The flat, spreading top of a cumulonimbus cloud, often shaped like an anvil. Thunderstorm anvils may spread hundreds of miles downwind from the thunderstorm itself, and sometimes may spread upwind.
  12. The upper part of a Cumulonimbus (Cb) cloud, formed by the spreading out of ice crystals as the updrafts hit the stratospheric inversion. Upper winds may stretch parts of an anvil far downwind.
  13. the top part of a cumulonimbus cloud that is flat and spread out, with a shape that looks like a blacksmith's anvil.
  14. The piece of steel protruding from the bottom of a cylinder musical box comb tooth which holds the damper pin and damper in place.
  15. a block of stone or metal upon which other materials are shaped or worked through striking.
  16. A rock that was used as a level base for chipping other stone into tools, blades or projectile points. Typically part of a flint knapper's toolkit.
  17. Upper area above cumulonimbus clouds or thunderheads that appear to be flattened.
  18. The rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.
  19. A flat-topped block, usually of iron, on which metals are worked in forging.
  20. A heavy object of durable material that resists the inertia of a hammer or mechanical ram while supporting material struck by the moving part. The modern blacksmith's has a hard, heat treated, tool steel face and a durable soft iron or steel body. The shape and size vary with the application. ...
  21. Anvil is the common name given to the small incus bone, which is the second of the three bones (ossicles) that work in series in the middle ear to transmit sound to the inner ear. Also see under H (Hammer, Anvil and Stirrup).
  22. an extremely heavy iron-shaping implement. Used by a blacksmith to pound out metal into various shapes, e.g., "He used his smaller anvil to shape the new horse shoes."
  23. A heavy iron block on which a blacksmith hammered the objects he was making into the desired shapes.
  24. the backup piece that positions and supports the parts being welded, sometimes called welding nest.
  25. Operational code name for the Allied invasion of the South of France, August 1944.