shovel
Snow-clearing tool
A shovel is a hand tool with a broad blade and long handle, used for digging or moving loose material like dirt, snow, or coal.
To shovel is to move material this way: I spent the morning shoveling the driveway.
By extension, to shovel food is to eat quickly and carelessly: He shoveled pasta into his mouth.
Remove earth systematically
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- soilGround matter for planting
- holeAbsence in matter
ditch · tunnel · unearth · dirt · clay · gravel · sand · bedrock
Flat-bladed digging implement
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- pickaxePointed digging implement
- mattockTwo-bladed digging implement
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
rake · fork · handle · blade · shaft · grip · steel · ergonomic
Decayed organic fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- soilGround matter for planting
fertilizer · loam · transplanting · seedlings · manure · topsoil · amendments · raised bed
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- plowTool for turning soil
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- iceWater's solid form
sidewalk · driveway · clearing · salt · sleet · flurry · frostbite · chill
Solid building mixture
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- mixingCombining into one mass
- aggregateCombined sum total
- sandFine rock particles
gravel · mortar · foundation · footings · trenching · backfill · debris · rubble
excavate
Remove earth systematically
hole · ditch · tunnel · unearth · dirt · clay · gravel · sand · bedrock · pit
spade
Flat-bladed digging implement
hoe · rake · fork · handle · blade · shaft · grip · steel · ergonomic · pointed
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
soil · fertilizer · loam · transplanting · seedlings · manure · topsoil · amendments · raised bed · potting
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
ice · sidewalk · driveway · clearing · salt · sleet · flurry · frostbite · chill · whiteout
concrete
Solid building mixture
sand · gravel · mortar · foundation · footings · trenching · backfill · debris · rubble · demolition
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
steam · firebox · hearth · stove · fireplace · ash · cinder · soot · scuttle · tender
ice cream
Churned frozen dairy dessert
portion · serving · flour · sugar · bins · pet food · seed · pellets · charcoal · litter
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- beach gearbeach umbrella, beach ball, beach chair, beach towel, beach tent
- beach thingsbeach, sand, waves, towel, sunscreen
shovelrake
Tined yard implement
tamper · compactor · broom · leaf blower · spreader
shovelexcavator
Machine that digs earth
backhoe · bulldozer · front-end loader · snowblower · earthmover
- shoveling snowClearing fallen precipitation manually
- shovel outRemove by digging
- snow shovelTool for moving powder
- shove offDepart, often rudely
- when push comes to shoveWhen forced to act
- shove itRude dismissal phrase
shove, shovel ready, shovels, shoveling, shoveled, shovel out, shovelful, shovelled, shovelling