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(verb) dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" |
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Related Words: cut into, delve, dig, turn over |
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(noun) a tool for lifting loose material consisting of a curved container or scoop and a handle |
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Related Words: container, hand tool, post-hole digger, posthole digger, scoop, scoop shovel |
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(noun) a small tool for scooping coals or ashes in a fireplace |
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Related Words: fire iron |
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(noun) the quantity a shovel can hold |
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Synonyms: shovelful, spadeful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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(noun) a machine for excavating |
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Synonyms: digger, excavator, power shovel |
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Related Words: backhoe, dredge, machine, steam shovel |
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