| NOUN | artifact | shovel | a hand tool for lifting loose material |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | shovel, shovelful, spadeful | the quantity a shovel can hold | |
| artifact | shovel | a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace | |
| artifact | shovel, power shovel, excavator, digger | a machine for excavating | |
| VERB | contact | shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel |
| Sounds | shah'vahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | hand shovel | A shovel that is operated by hand |
| posthole digger, post-hole digger | A shovel used to sink postholes | |
| scoop, scoop shovel | The shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe | |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | pala | |
| Catalan | pala | |
| Verbs | shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel |
| Meaning | The quantity a shovel can hold. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | shovelful, spadeful | |
| Broader | containerful | The quantity that a container will hold |
| Spanish | palada, pala, paletada | |
| Catalan | palada | |
| Verbs | shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel |
| Meaning | A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | fire iron | metal fireside implements |
| Spanish | pala | |
| Verbs | shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel |
| Meaning | A machine for excavating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | power shovel, excavator, digger | |
| Narrower | backhoe | An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth |
| dredge | A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed | |
| steam shovel | A power shovel that is driven by steam | |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| Spanish | excavadora, pala excavadora | |
| Catalan | excavadora | |
| Verbs | shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel |
| Meaning | dig with or as if with a shovel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Examples |
| |
| Broader | dig, delve, cut into, turn over | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth |
| See also | shovel in | eat a large amount of food quickly |
| shovel in | earn large sums of money | |
| Spanish | cavar, quitar con pala | |
| Catalan | cavar, recollir amb pala, treure amb pala | |
| Nouns | shovel | a hand tool for lifting loose material |
| shovel | a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace | |
| shovel | a machine for excavating | |
| shovel | the quantity a shovel can hold | |
| shoveler | a worker who shovels | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots