nnoun.artifacta hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handleDerivationally Related Form:shovel
Hypernyms:hand tool
Inherited Hypernyms:shovelhand tooltoolimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hand shovelpost-hole diggerposthole diggerscoopscoop shovel
Full Hyponyms:coal shovelditch spadeentrenching toolgarden spadehand shovelposthole diggerscoopspadespud
nnoun.quantitythe quantity a shovel can holdSynset:shovelful spadeful
Derivationally Related Form:shovel
Hypernyms:containerful
Inherited Hypernyms:shovelcontainerfulindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplaceDerivationally Related Form:shovel
Hypernyms:fire iron
Inherited Hypernyms:shovelfire ironimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta machine for excavatingSynset:digger excavator power shovel
Derivationally Related Form:digshovelexcavate
Hypernyms:machine
Inherited Hypernyms:power shovelmachinedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:backhoedredgesteam shovel
Full Hyponyms:backhoedredgesteam shovel
vverb.contactdig with or as if with a shovelExamples:- shovel sand
- he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long
Derivationally Related Form:shovelershovel
Hypernyms:cut into delve dig turn over
Inherited Hypernyms:shoveldigremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP