shovel
/ˈʃʌv.əl/noun, verb2 syllables
Shovel means: a machine for excavating.
Synonyms for shovel5
noun, as in a machine for excavating
power shovel, excavator, digger
noun, as in the quantity a shovel can hold
shovelful, spadeful
What does shovel mean?5
noun
1
a machine for excavating
2
the quantity a shovel can hold
3
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
4
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
verb
1
dig with or as if with a shovel“shovel sand”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Shovel in a sentence
- I have a pick, two shovels and a wheelbarrow.Djef_Messaoudi
- They were clearing the snow from the sidewalk with a shovel.CK
- It'll take some time to shovel all the snow off the roof.CK
- The gardener was digging the ground with a shovel.sundown
- We'll have to shovel the snow off the roof.bart
- He went to the hardware store to get a shovel.FlamingTofu
- Do you want me to fix your broken shovel or don't you?CK
- The worker is carrying sand with a shovel.MethodGT
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Forms of shovel
as a noun
- plural
- shovels
as a verb
- past tense
- shoveled
- present participle
- shoveling
- third-person singular
- shovels
- past participle
- shoveled