anvil
/ˈænvɪl/noun
उच्चारण ऐन्विल
निहाई, अहरन
Core word
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[C]
a heavy iron block on which a blacksmith puts pieces of hot metal before shaping them with a hammer
निहाई, अहरन
- The blacksmith hammered the red-hot iron on the anvil.
- The blacksmith rested the horseshoe on the anvil.
- The sparks flew as he struck the metal on the anvil.
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- An old iron anvil stood in the corner of the village workshop.
- She watched the smith lift the glowing rod from the fire and lay it on the anvil.
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[C] anatomy
a small bone in the middle ear
(कान की) निहाई अस्थि, इन्कस
- The anvil passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup.
- The anvil is one of the three tiny bones inside the ear.
- Sound waves move from the eardrum to the hammer, then to the anvil.
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- The anvil is shaped a little like a small tooth.
- The doctor explained that the anvil lies between the hammer and the stirrup.
Synonyms incus
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
anvil (countable noun)
Anvil is a countable noun; the plural is anvils.
'Anvil' countable noun है; इसका plural 'anvils' है।
- The blacksmith struck the red-hot iron on the anvil.
- The workshop had two heavy anvils.
on the anvil (physical place)
Metal is hammered on an anvil, so the preposition is on.
धातु को anvil पर पीटा जाता है, इसलिए preposition 'on' आता है।
- He placed the horseshoe on the anvil.
anvil (ear bone)
In anatomy, the anvil is one of the three tiny bones in the middle ear, along with the hammer and the stirrup.
शरीर-रचना में 'anvil' मध्य कान की तीन छोटी हड्डियों में से एक है; बाक़ी दो हथौड़ी और रकाब हैं।
- The anvil passes sound vibrations to the stirrup.
on the anvil (idiom)
A plan that is 'on the anvil' is being prepared or worked on; it is a figurative, somewhat formal use.
जो योजना 'on the anvil' हो, वह तैयार की जा रही हो या उस पर काम चल रहा हो; यह आलंकारिक और कुछ औपचारिक प्रयोग है।
- A new education policy is on the anvil, said the minister.
anvil (noun) + hammer / tongs / forge
The anvil belongs to a group of blacksmith's tools; people usually name it together with the hammer and the forge.
'Anvil' लोहार के औज़ारों के समूह का भाग है; लोग प्रायः इसे हथौड़े और भट्ठी के साथ बताते हैं।
- The smith kept his hammer, tongs and anvil near the forge.
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verb + anvil
strikehammer onplace onshape onforge on
- The blacksmith shaped the blade on the anvil.
adjective + anvil
heavyironsteeloldred-hot (iron on the anvil)
- The heavy iron anvil stood in the middle of the workshop.
anvil + noun
blockstandringsound
- The ring of the anvil could be heard from the lane.
hammer and anvil
hammer and anvilbetween hammer and anvilanvil and tongs
- The blacksmith worked with a hammer and an anvil.
anvil + verb
ringstandsitrest
- The anvil rang with every blow of the hammer.
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- The village blacksmith worked from dawn, hammering iron on his old anvil.
गाँव का लोहार भोर से ही अपनी पुरानी anvil पर लोहा पीटता रहता था।
- Radhika learnt in biology that the anvil is a tiny bone in the ear.
राधिका ने जीव-विज्ञान में सीखा कि anvil कान की एक छोटी हड्डी है।
- Sparks flew from the anvil as the hammer came down.
हथौड़ा पड़ते ही anvil से चिंगारियाँ उड़ीं।
- A reform of the tax system is on the anvil.
कर-प्रणाली में सुधार की योजना तैयार हो रही है।
- The anvil was too heavy for two men to lift.
Anvil इतनी भारी थी कि दो आदमी भी उसे नहीं उठा सकते थे।
- The museum has an anvil that is two hundred years old.
संग्रहालय में दो सौ वर्ष पुरानी anvil रखी है।
- The doctor pointed to the anvil in the diagram of the ear.
डॉक्टर ने कान के चित्र में anvil की ओर संकेत किया।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The three tiny bones of the middle ear are the hammer, the anvil and the stirrup, also called the malleus, the incus and the stapes.
GK: मध्य कान की तीन छोटी हड्डियाँ hammer, anvil और stirrup हैं, जिन्हें malleus, incus और stapes भी कहते हैं।