shovelling
Scooping with tool
Shovelling is the British spelling of shoveling—moving material with a shovel or similar tool: He spent the morning shovelling snow from the driveway.
The word extends to any act of moving quantities hastily or carelessly: shovelling food into her mouth, shovelling money into failing projects.
Remove earth systematically
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- soilGround matter for planting
- dirtLoose dry earth
hole · spade · trowel · archaeology · fossil · artifact · quarry · mine
Decayed organic fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- soilGround matter for planting
manure · fertilizer · topsoil · transplanting · cultivate · potting · amendments · wheelbarrow
Year's coldest quarter
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- driftsMoves without direction
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
plow · ice · flurries · sidewalk · driveway · pathway · salt · scraping
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
- manualWritten instructions for use
fatigue · strain · effort · muscle · drudgery · physical · endurance · blisters
Loose small rock fragments
- sandFine rock particles
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
aggregate · fill · site · demolition · excavation · loader · backhoe · earthmoving
excavate
Remove earth systematically
dirt · hole · spade · trowel · archaeology · fossil · artifact · quarry · mine · geology
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
soil · manure · fertilizer · topsoil · transplanting · cultivate · potting · amendments · wheelbarrow · pile
winter
Year's coldest quarter
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- driftsMoves without direction
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
snowstorm · plow · ice · flurries · sidewalk · driveway · pathway · salt · scraping · clearing
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
manual · fatigue · strain · effort · muscle · drudgery · physical · endurance · blisters · aching
gravel
Loose small rock fragments
cement · aggregate · fill · site · demolition · excavation · loader · backhoe · earthmoving · spoil
gorging
Eating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- wolfingEating greedily and fast
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
gulping · cramming · inhaling · mouthfuls · pigging · scoffing · guzzling · bolting · scooping · heaping
shovellingblowing
Moving air forcefully
raking · sweeping · bulldozing · brushing · hoeing
shovellingspreading
Extending over space
scattering · dispersing · dumping · distributing · broadcasting