trowelling
Smoothing wet cement
Trowelling is the act of applying, spreading, or smoothing material with a trowel—a flat-bladed hand tool.
Masons trowel mortar between bricks; plasterers trowel plaster onto walls; gardeners trowel soil around plants.
The spelling with double L is British; American English uses troweling.
He spent the afternoon trowelling cement into the gaps.
Grinding bowl or binder
- bricksFired clay building units
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
render · plastering · laying · spreading · bedding · grout · blocks · stonework
mortar
Grinding bowl or binder
pointing · render · plastering · laying · spreading · bedding · grout · blocks · stonework · repointing
soil
Ground matter for planting
mulch · seedlings · digging · transplanting · potting · weeding · furrows · amendments · borders · cultivating
excavation
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
finds · sifting · deposits · context · recording · brushing · grid · trenches · spoil · sherd
trowellingraking
Dragging tines across ground
mulching · harvesting · smoothing · pulling · tamping
trowellingscraping
Rubbing away material
stripping · chipping away · removing · chiselling · grinding down