SHOVEL

/ˈʃʌvəl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 13

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

  • “After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.”
  • “Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible.”

Anagrams of SHOVEL

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