Shovel Synonyms

shŭvəl
A machine for excavating
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. spade
  2. scoop
  3. shovelful
  4. power shovel
  5. trowel
  6. snow-shovel
  7. excavator
  8. loy
  9. digger
  10. spadeful
To break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dig
  2. delve
  3. scoop
  4. spade
  5. take up
  6. pick up
  7. take up with a shovel
  8. clean out
  9. digger
  10. throw
  11. excavate
  12. move
  13. pass
  14. excavator
  15. shift
  16. grub
  17. muck
  18. handle a muck stick
  19. trowel
To make by digging
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dig
  2. excavate
  3. scoop

Words Related to Shovel

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Shovel Sentence Examples

  • He dropped the shovel and darted for her playfully.

  • Alex was leaning on a shovel, watching her when she joined him.

  • When loaded by shovel the car is made low to economize labour.

  • Do you have another shovel?

  • Alex leaned on the shovel and watched as Sam rode up the hill toward them.

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