noun Download 🔗Share A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. Examples : "My grandpa used a shovel to clear the snow from the driveway. " utility utensil agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spade. Examples : "He used a shovel to move the pile of dirt in the garden. " utensil agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move materials with a shovel. Examples : "After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days." utensil action agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move with a shoveling motion. Examples : "Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible." utensil action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading