trowelful
One tool's load
A trowelful is the amount a trowel can hold—a small, flat-bladed tool used for spreading mortar, plaster, or digging in gardens.
The quantity varies with the trowel: a mason's trowelful of mortar differs from a gardener's trowelful of soil.
Add a trowelful of compost to each hole.
Divided share given
- quantityMeasurable amount present
- scoopFirst-reported story
- amountTotal quantity present
- dollopSmall shapeless portion
spadeful · shovelful · serving · heap · load · bit · dab · application
Grinding bowl or binder
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- plasterWall-coating paste
- groutTile joint filler
- stuccoDecorative wall plaster
concrete · joint · spreading · bricklaying · render · parging · daub · filler
Ground matter for planting
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
potting · fertilizer · transplant · earth · topsoil · amendment · peat · vermiculite
portion
Divided share given
dollop · spadeful · shovelful · serving · heap · load · bit · dab · application · spread
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
stucco · concrete · joint · spreading · bricklaying · render · parging · daub · filler · spackle
soil
Ground matter for planting
seedlings · potting · fertilizer · transplant · earth · topsoil · amendment · peat · vermiculite · manure