cement trowel

  • 1Trowel — A trowel is one of several similar hand tools used for digging, smoothing, or otherwise moving around small amounts of viscous or particulate material.Hand toolsIn gardening, a trowel is a tool with a pointed, scoop shaped metal blade and a… …

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  • 2Cement board — A cement board is a combination of cement and glass fibers formed into 4 foot by 8 foot sheets, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick that are typically used as a tile backing board. Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a… …

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  • 3trowel — trow|el [ˈtrauəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua large deep spoon ] 1.) a garden tool like a very small ↑spade 2.) a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading ↑cement on bricks… …

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  • 4trowel — [[t]tra͟ʊəl[/t]] trowels 1) N COUNT A trowel is a small garden tool which you use for digging small holes or removing weeds. 2) N COUNT A trowel is a small tool with a flat blade that you use for spreading things such as cement and plaster onto… …

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  • 5trowel — UK [ˈtraʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms trowel : singular trowel plural trowels 1) a small tool with a curved blade that is used in gardens for digging small holes or digging plants out of the ground 2) a small tool with a flat blade used… …

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  • 6cement —   Kameki, kimeki, palaina kimeki, puna kameki.    ♦ To smooth fresh cement with a trowel, palaina …

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  • 7trowel — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blade, scoop, spade, implement; see tool 1 . Types of trowels include: garden, gardening, transplanting, plasterer s, mason s, pointing, bricklayer s, cement finisher s, molder s, corner, London pattern, Lowell pattern,… …

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  • 8trowel — trow|el [ trauəl ] noun count 1. ) a small tool with a curved blade that is used in gardens for digging small holes or removing plants 2. ) a small tool with a flat blade used for spreading substances such as CEMENT or PLASTER onto bricks or… …

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  • 9trowel — trow·el || traÊŠÉ™l n. hand tool with a flat face that is used to spread plaster and cement; hand tool with a curved blade used in gardening …

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  • 10trowel — noun (C) 1 a garden tool like a very small spade 2 a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc …

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