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41Shovel Ready — A phrase describing the status of a project that is considered to be in the advanced stages of development. Shovel ready implies that the project can be begun by laborers and is past the planning stages. The phrase shovel ready is used when… …
42Shovel — This unusual and interesting surname is an English metonymic occupational name for someone who worked with shovels, either making or selling them, or who used a shovel regularly in his work. The name derives from the Middle English Schovel ,… …
43shovel — shov·el || ʃʌvl n. tool with a handle and a broad scoop used for digging or lifting and removing material; power shovel, mechanical device with a large scoop; shovelful v. dig with a shovel; gather up as if with a shovel; sweep away, clear… …
44Shovel Ready — Ready to roll infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, &c.) that require only funding to begin. With the American government planning to spend vast sums in an attempt to stimulate the economy and boost employment, the pros and …
45shovel — n. & v. n. 1 a a spadelike tool for shifting quantities of coal, earth, etc., esp. having the sides curved upwards. b the amount contained in a shovel; a shovelful. 2 a machine or part of a machine having a similar form or function. v.tr.… …
46shovel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Shovel is used after these nouns: ↑snow, ↑steam {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Shovel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑coal, ↑dirt, ↑driveway, ↑sidewalk, ↑snow …
47shovel — n. a steam shovel * * * [ ʃʌv(ə)l] a steam shovel …
48shovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spade, digger; scoop[er], excavator, trowel, scuttle. v. dig, excavate, unearth; ladle, dip. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spade, scoop, trowel, snow shovel. Shovels include: coal, snow, fire …
49shovel — noun a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, etc. verb (shovels, shovelling, shovelled; US shovels, shoveling, shoveled) 1》 move with a shovel. 2》 (shovel something down/in) informal eat …
50shovel — n 1. spade, scoop, spud, trowel. 2. power shovel, steam shovel, bulldozer, Sl. dozer, Trademark. Caterpillar, Sl. Cat; backhoe; snowplow, plow. v 3. dig, dig up, spade, spud, scoop, scoop up; excavate; gouge, furrow, trench, groove …
