on the anvil
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
In a state of discussion, formation, or preparation; not yet matured.
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: being worked by a blacksmith.
Example Sentences
- "November 1 1711, William King, letter to Jonathan Swift I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful if published"
- "She designed his retirement from the Royal Irish Artillery, and had negociated an immediate berth for him on the staff of the Commander of the Forces, and a prospective one in the household of Lord Townshend; she had another arrangement "on the anvil" for a seat in Parliament, which she would accomplish, if that were possible; and finally, a wife."
- "Foreign tourists may be able to get refunds on goods and services tax (GST) paid by them for shopping in India in the near future, with the government planning to take up the long-pending issue soon."
- "The oldest surviving bookshop in Kolkata has finally opened a free reading library at its historic premises on College Street […] Dasgupta and Co., which has been in the business since 1886, has made the rare gesture of transforming a part of it — the second floor of the heritage structure in which the shop is located — into a public library, mainly with the intention of benefiting students who can't afford books."