ANVILS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Anvil

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English anfilte, from the Germanic base of on + a verbal stem meaning ‘beat’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈanv(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.

Short Definition:

heavy iron block with flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped

Definition:

the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud

Short Definition:

horizontally extended upper part of cumulonimbus cloud

Examples:
  • anvil clouds

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