Synonyms for shovel
ˈʃʌv əlshov·el

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1. shovelnoun

   a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

   Synonyms:
   digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadeful

2. shovel, shovelful, spadefulnoun

   the quantity a shovel can hold

   Synonyms:
   digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadeful

3. shovelnoun

   a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

   Synonyms:
   digger, power shovel, excavator, shovelful, spadeful

4. power shovel, excavator, digger, shovelverb

   a machine for excavating

   Synonyms:
   shovelful, power shovel, excavator, digger, spadeful

5. shovelverb

   dig with or as if with a shovel

   "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

Matched Categories

1. • Dig
   • Fire Iron
   • Hand Tool

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1. List of paraphrases for "shovel":

   dustpan, spade, scoop, skin, spatula, dredge, backhoe, bucket

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1. Adam Olenn:

   We’ll have some fun, shovel out and go back to school, it’s all in a day’s work, and it’s one very exciting day for our school.

2. Chris Langston:

   I went back the following day and placed it in an undisturbed part near the area where I found it and buried it slightly just to avoid any bad juju, the most bizarre thing is that I've never believed in anything like this but I’m not willing to take the risk. So I’ve suddenly become all superstitious within a shovel full. I did get a bit creeped out by it all.

3. Michael Marshall:

   I was just trying to figure out what the heck was going on, because if I could figure out what was going on, then I could maybe figure out a way to get around it, and then you hear the dirt and rock and the shovel hitting the top of the trailer and—we're being buried alive.

4. Steve McCurry:

   One wanted to come after us with a shovel.

5. Martin Passingham:

   In the main hut there is stuff everywhere, a coal shovel beside the stove, jars and containers of food on the shelf, wooden spoons left on the kitchen bench, all of these things really do tell the story more thoroughly.