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Uncommonshovel
The correct spelling is shovel.
How to pronounce shovel
/ˈʃʌvəl/
nounIPA: /ˈʃʌvəl/
Say it like: Sho-vel
The correct spelling is shovel. A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confus… For example: "After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days."
Usage Examples
“After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days.”
“Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
- 2.A spade.
verb
- 1.To move materials with a shovel.
- 2.To move with a shoveling motion.
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