shovel

/ˈʃʌvəl/

nounverbshov · el

Think: “SHOVe it in” + “EL” (like the letter L) — shov + el = shovel.

Yes, it's shovel. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-el** (shov**el**), not **-le**.

Definitions

  1. nounA tool with a broad blade and a handle, used for digging or moving loose material like dirt, sand, or snow.
  2. verbTo move or scoop something using a shovel (or in a similar quick, scooping way).

Examples

  • “He used a shovel to dig a hole for the new tree.”
  • “After the storm, we had to shovel snow off the driveway.”
  • “She shoveled mulch into the wheelbarrow and rolled it to the garden bed.”

Synonyms

spadescoopdigging toolsnow shoveltrowel

Antonyms

dump

Translations

ES palaPT páFR pelle

Common misspellings

shovleshovellshuvleshovulshovile

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