spadeful
One scoop's worth
A spadeful is the amount a spade can hold in one scoop—typically earth, soil, or other loose material: He tossed a spadeful of dirt onto the coffin.
The plural spadefuls measures quantity: It took several spadefuls to fill the hole.
Soil or electrical grounding
- dirtLoose dry earth
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- loamFertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
compost · mulch · sand · gravel · silt · humus · peat · subsoil
Unearth by shoveling
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- scoopFirst-reported story
- holeAbsence in matter
- trenchLong narrow excavation
pit · ditch · trowel · burrow · mattock · pickaxe · cavity · basin
Unit of quantity
- portionDivided share given
- amountTotal quantity present
- loadCarried weight or burden
- heapJumbled collection of items
scoop · dollop · helping · volume · capacity · batch · increment · unit
Placing seeds in earth
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
transplant · bulbs · tubers · amendments · potting · aeration · turning · tilling
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- drudgeryHard, boring work
grind · backbreaking · manual · grunt work · diligence · tireless · monotonous · repetitive
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
topsoil · compost · mulch · sand · gravel · silt · humus · peat · subsoil · sediment
dig
Unearth by shoveling
trench · pit · ditch · trowel · burrow · mattock · pickaxe · cavity · basin · unearth
measure
Unit of quantity
heap · scoop · dollop · helping · volume · capacity · batch · increment · unit
planting
Placing seeds in earth
cultivate · transplant · bulbs · tubers · amendments · potting · aeration · turning · tilling · border
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
drudgery · grind · backbreaking · manual · grunt work · diligence · tireless · monotonous · repetitive · steady