catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


40 definitions found
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Anvil
     the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa.
     41:7.
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Anvil \An"vil\, n. [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically
        (Anat.), the incus. See Incus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Anvil \An"vil\, v. t.
     To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled
     armor. --Beau. & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Anvil \An"vil\, n. [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.), 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Anvil \An"vil\, v. t.
     To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled
     armor. --Beau. & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  anvil
       n 1: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are
            shaped by hammering
       2: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: incus]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το αμόνι
     2 (ετ ανατ en) ο άκμονας

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     n.
     1 A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface
  upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
     2 (lb en skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.
     3 A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the
  shells of snails.
     4 The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be
  measured is placed.
     5 (lb en meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like
  a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     n.
     1 A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface
  upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
     2 (lb en skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.
     3 A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the
  shells of snails.
     4 The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be
  measured is placed.
     5 (lb en meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like
  a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     n.
     1 A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface
  upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
     2 (lb en skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.
     3 A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the
  shells of snails.
     4 The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be
  measured is placed.
     5 (lb en meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like
  a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an
  #Noun.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     n.
     1 A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface
  upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
     2 (lb en skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.
     3 A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the
  shells of snails.
     4 The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be
  measured is placed.
     5 (lb en meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like
  a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an
  #Noun.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  anvil
     Engelska n.
     1 städ; metallblock mot vilket ett föremål som ska smidas vilar
     2 (tagg anatomi språk=en) städet; ett ben i innerörat

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  1. aambeeld
  2. aambeeldbeentjie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Anvil /ˈanvəl/
  السّندان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  1. накова́лня
  block used in blacksmithing
  2. наковалня
  bone in inner ear

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/ 
  kovadlina (nástroj, slouží ke kutí součástek ze žhavého železa)
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  Amboss , Amboß  [alt]  [techn.]  [mus.]
        "smite on the anvil"  - auf den Amboss schlagen
   see: anvils
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  Amboss  [anat.]
           Note: Gehörknöchelchen
     Synonym: incus
  
           Note: auditory ossicle

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  Matrize  [techn.]
     Synonym: die
  
   see: dies, anvils
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  
  αμόνι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  1. alasin
  block used in blacksmithing
  2. alasin, alasinluu
  bone in inner ear

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  anvil /ænvil/
  enclume

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  anvil /ænvil/
  inneoin

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/ 
  1. अहरन, निहाई
        "An anvil is an iron block on which a blacksmith puts hot pieces of metal before"
        "hammering them into shape. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  nakovanj

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  üllô

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  1. paron, tulang landasan
  block used in blacksmithing
  2. tulang landasan
  bone in inner ear

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  incudine

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  1. 金床
  block used in blacksmithing
  2. 砧骨
  bone in inner ear

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  1. ambolt, ste
  block used in blacksmithing
  2. ambolt
  bone in inner ear

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  anvil /ˈænvɪl/ 
    kowadło

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  anvil /ænvil/
  bigorna

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  podaderademanotipoyunque

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  anvil /ænvil/
  yunque

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  anvil //ˈæn.vəl// //ˈæn.vɪl// 
  städ 2.
  block used in blacksmithing
   3.
  bone in inner ear

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  anvil /ˈanvəl/
  1. örs.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈænvəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "anvil":
     Eustachian tube, alembic, auditory apparatus, auditory canal,
     auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube,
     auricle, basilar membrane, bony labyrinth, caldron,
     cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, crucible, drumhead, ear,
     ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph, engine, external ear, hammer, incus,
     inner ear, lathe, lobe, lobule, lug, machine, malleus,
     mastoid process, melting pot, middle ear, mortar, motor,
     organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, retort,
     round window, secondary eardrum, semicircular canals, shell,
     stapes, stirrup, test tube, transducer, transformer,
     tympanic cavity, tympanic membrane, tympanum, vestibule
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 铁砧;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 铁砧

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats