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Synonyms for shovel
ˈʃʌv əlshov·el
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Princeton's WordNet
shovelnoun
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
Synonyms:
digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadefulshovel, shovelful, spadefulnoun
the quantity a shovel can hold
Synonyms:
digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadefulshovelnoun
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
Synonyms:
digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadefulpower shovel, excavator, digger, shovelverb
a machine for excavating
Synonyms:
shovelful, power shovel, excavator, digger, spadefulshovelverb
dig with or as if with a shovel
"shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1509 | skin | |
#9716 | scoop | |
#10906 | bucket | |
#20261 | spade | |
#24004 | digger | |
#25853 | shovel | |
#36011 | dredge | |
#40600 | spatula | |
#45089 | backhoe | |
#45152 | excavator | |
#171771 | dustpan |
How to use shovel in a sentence?
I love how her father is being portrayed as some big shot rich guy, he literally, literally digs holes where our human waste goes in, and he works by himself with two helpers with a shovel digging ditches.
Some of the firemen were really upset, one wanted to come after us with a shovel.
It is really the only effective way to get the gold, you could still go in with a shovel and a pan, but it would n’t be efficient and, of course, the environmental effect would be the same - a non-factor.
I pulled the shovel out, and I definitely didn't put it together then but just kind of decided to start digging.
We all have a shovel in life. Some of us use it to build a pyramid with a great view, and some dig a hole to nowhere.
Translations for shovel
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- ажыгаAbkhaz
- مجرفةArabic
- көрәкBashkir
- lopataCzech
- skovlDanish
- Schüppe, schippen, Schaufel, schaufelnGerman
- φτυάρι, φτυαρίζωGreek
- fosilo, ŝoveliloEsperanto
- pala, traspalarSpanish
- kühvelEstonian
- بیلPersian
- lapioida, lapioFinnish
- spaki, spaðiFaroese
- pelle, peller, bêcheFrench
- sluasaidIrish
- बेलचाHindi
- lapát, lapátolHungarian
- թի, թիակArmenian
- pengkiIndonesian
- spalare, paletta, pala, badileItalian
- את חפירהHebrew
- シャベルJapanese
- ნიჩაბიGeorgian
- ಸಲಿಕೆKannada
- 삽Korean
- خاکهناز, merr, بێڵ, bêrKurdish
- palaLatin
- lāpstaLatvian
- tīkokoMāori
- рине, лопатаMacedonian
- spadeMalay
- skuffe, måkeNorwegian
- schop, scheppen, schepDutch
- moke, skuffeNorwegian Nynorsk
- skuffeNorwegian
- łopataPolish
- páPortuguese
- lopatăRomanian
- лопа́та, совко́вая лопа́таRussian
- lòpata, ло̀патаSerbo-Croatian
- lopataSlovak
- lopataSlovene
- lopatëAlbanian
- skotta, spade, skyffla, skyffel, skovelSwedish
- திணிTamil
- పారTelugu
- พลั่วThai
- pala, pumalaTagalog
- kürekTurkish
- лопа́таUkrainian
- kurakUzbek
- cái xẻng, cái maiVietnamese
- רידלYiddish
- 铲Chinese
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