trowel
Bricklayer's flat blade
A trowel is a small hand tool with a flat or curved blade used for spreading, shaping, or smoothing.
Masons use flat-bladed trowels to apply mortar; gardeners use pointed trowels for digging and planting.
To lay it on with a trowel is to flatter excessively or apply something too thickly.
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
grout · plaster · stucco · parging · veneer · brick · stone · block
Directing attention somewhere
- marginEdge of a page
- brickFired clay building unit
- gaugingMeasuring or estimating
- flooringSurface underfoot material
corner · bucket · notched · flat · curved · blade · handle · tang
Pass over lightly
- renderCause to become
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- finishBring to completion
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
float · spread · wall · ceiling · compound · spackle · surface · coating
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
mulch · compost · seeds · bulbs · horticulture · cultivating · potting · seedlings
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- siteDesignated location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactHuman-made historical object
potsherd · fieldwork · survey · neolithic · prehistoric · ceramics · culture · civilization
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricklayingConstructing with mortared blocks
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- jointShared by multiple parties
cement · grout · plaster · stucco · parging · veneer · brick · stone · block · laying
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
flooring · corner · bucket · notched · flat · curved · blade · handle · tang · shank
skim
Pass over lightly
smooth · float · spread · wall · ceiling · compound · spackle · surface · coating · texture
soil
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
bedding · mulch · compost · seeds · bulbs · horticulture · cultivating · potting · seedlings · herbs
excavation
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- siteDesignated location
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
artifact · potsherd · fieldwork · survey · neolithic · prehistoric · ceramics · culture · civilization · flintknapping
float
Buoyant object or vehicle
- finishingBringing to completion
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- edgingDecorative border material
leveling · slab · pour · screed · flatwork · sidewalk · patio · foundation · surface · curing
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
shaping · smoothing · texture · slip · armature · figurine · maquette · detail · carving · studio
- farm toolspitchfork, hoe, rake, shovel, plow
- gardening toolspruning shears, watering can, garden fork, spade, rake
- field instrumentsrock hammer, inclinometer, hand lens, clinometer, core drill
- Fraternal Symbolsall-seeing eye, letter G, gavel, level, plumb line
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
trowelshovel
Tool for moving earth
excavator · backhoe · spade · bulldozer · power shovel
trowelexcavator
Machine that digs earth
earthmover · bulldozer · heavy machinery · industrial equipment
- hand trowelSmall gardening blade
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