Anvil is an English word with synonyms like block or incus. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Anvil meaning
- A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- The incus bone in the middle ear.
- A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
Using Anvil
- The main meaning on this page is: A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. | The incus bone in the middle ear. | A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
- Useful related words include: block, incus, auditory ossicle.
- In the example corpus, anvil often appears in combinations such as: the anvil, an anvil, anvil in.
Context around Anvil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anvil
- In this selection, "anvil" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, iron, equipment, ball, must, shaped and main stand out and add context to how "anvil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allowing the anvil to slide and an iron anvil from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anvil" sits close to words such as abingdon, abrahams and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anvil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the anvil is a new Indian textile policy. (9 words)
A new product engineering centre in Pune is on the anvil. (11 words)
The Carrack usually comes with an Anvil Pieces for players to store here. (13 words)
To reload a fired case, the pin is removed, allowing the anvil to slide out; a percussion cap is placed in the anvil, it is re-inserted, and the pin serves to lock the anvil in place, as well as to ignite the percussion cap. (45 words)
They may have one flat and one ball anvil, in which case they are used for measuring tube wall thickness, distance of a hole to an edge, and other distances where one anvil must be placed against a rounded surface. (40 words)
In the dissipating stage of a cumulonimbus cloud, when the normal column rising up to the anvil has evaporated or dissipated, the mat of cirrus in the anvil is all that is left. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
To reload a fired case, the pin is removed, allowing the anvil to slide out; a percussion cap is placed in the anvil, it is re-inserted, and the pin serves to lock the anvil in place, as well as to ignite the percussion cap.
A common term for a cast iron anvil is "ASO" or "Anvil Shaped Object".
Berdan primers must also be seated carefully, and since the anvil is part of the case, the anvil must be inspected before the primer is seated.
Forging equipment Anvil main The anvil serves as a work bench to the blacksmith, where the metal to be forged is placed.
In the dissipating stage of a cumulonimbus cloud, when the normal column rising up to the anvil has evaporated or dissipated, the mat of cirrus in the anvil is all that is left.
They may have one flat and one ball anvil, in which case they are used for measuring tube wall thickness, distance of a hole to an edge, and other distances where one anvil must be placed against a rounded surface.
But National Defence, in a separate statement to this newspaper, has acknowledged one Canadian special forces member was part of Talon Anvil.
Clara will be joined on the line-up by 2023 award-winner, Thomas Brezing, who will recite poetry from his highly-acclaimed first publication, 'Anvil Dust', a collection of poetry.
He had animated red eyes, and was able to transform parts of himself into different deadly weapons, including a saw and an anvil.
The Anvil Fire started on August 25 about eight miles east of Port Orford.
The Carrack usually comes with an Anvil Pieces for players to store here.
Another of Julie’s daughters (my mother) wrote about visiting Jim and Jack, in the early 1940s: “We woke, as children, to the ring of the anvil.
He placed it on his anvil and traced its shape with chalk on the bar to get the length right for blade and tang.
The show will be at The Anvil on Friday, March 22 with tickets going on sale on Friday, January 26 at 10am.
The very first Anvil in Enotria can be found in Quinta Lower Commons, in the city just past the bridge with the Reality Rift.
Also on the anvil are revised rules to enable the hitherto disadvantaged groups like Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and economically weaker sections to get employment.
On the anvil is a new Indian textile policy.
Students of the month were Benny Lee of Anvil City Science Academy, and Rachel Burgess and Davey Okpowruk from Nome-Beltz High School.
They found an axe from the Bronze Age, an iron anvil from the end of the Middle Ages or modern history, and three coins from modern history.
A new product engineering centre in Pune is on the anvil.
Common combinations with anvil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the anvil 33×
- an anvil 9×
- anvil in 5×
- anvil is 5×
- anvil and 5×
- and anvil 4×
- anvil are 3×
- anvil from 3×
- iron anvil 2×
- or anvil 2×