noun🔗ShareA mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them."The carpenter used the trowel to carefully spread the mortar on the bricks before laying them. "utensilarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc."I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?"agricultureutensilplantitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tool used for smoothing a mold."The potter used a trowel to smooth the clay inside the bowl's mold, ensuring a perfectly even surface. "utensilagriculturebuildingarchitectureworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply (a substance) with a trowel."He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs."utensilarchitecturebuildingagriculturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass over with a trowel."The bricklayer will trowel the mortar smooth between the bricks before it dries. "architecturebuildingagricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply something heavily or unsubtly."She troweled on the sunscreen, completely covering her face in a thick, white layer. "stylelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
