SHOVEL

/ˈʃʌvəl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13

Scrabble letter values: S1H4O1V4E1L1 = 12

Definition

  1. verb dig with or as if with a shovel.
  2. noun a hand tool for lifting loose material.
  3. noun the quantity a shovel can hold. — synonyms: shovelful, spadeful
  4. noun a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace.
  5. noun a machine for excavating. — synonyms: power_shovel, excavator, digger

Examples

  • “shovel sand”
  • “he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long”
  • “consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle”

Anagrams of SHOVEL

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