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nouna machine for excavating
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nounthe quantity a shovel can holdtype of:
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nouna fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplacetype of:
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nouna hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handletype of:
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"shovel sand" "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"verbdig with or as if with a shovel
Definition that contains shovel
- shovel a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
- shovel dig with or as if with a shovel
- shovel the quantity a shovel can hold
- scoop the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
- spade a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
- spud a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
- shoveler a worker who shovels
- dredge remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
- dredge a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
- shoveller a worker who shovels