shovel (verb)

  • 41snow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ fine, light ▪ The plants were covered in fine snow. ▪ deep ▪ …

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  • 42scoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scooper, ladle, dipper, spoon; slang, news, story, beat, lead, exclusive, dope (sl.). v. dig out, lade, hollow, rout, gouge, excavate; slang, beat out. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ladle,… …

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  • 43spade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shovel, spud. v. dig, delve, shovel, excavate. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. implement, trowel, garden tool, digging tool; see shovel . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To break, turn over, or …

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  • 44excavate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dig, hollow out, shovel, unearth; see dig 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dig out, hollow out, unearth, burrow, dredge, scoop, tunnel, backhoe, channel, hoe, shovel out. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To break …

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  • 45Wobbly lingo — is a collection of technical language, jargon, and historic slang used by the Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies, for more than a century.Origin and usageWords and phrases in Wobbly lingo may have different meanings in… …

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  • 46driveway — noun ⇨ See also ↑drive ADJECTIVE ▪ winding ▪ concrete, dirt (AmE), gravel ▪ circular (esp. AmE) ▪ large …

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  • 47peel — peel1 verb 1》 remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.). 2》 (of a surface) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces.     ↘come off in strips or small pieces. 3》 (peel something away/off) remove a …

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  • 48peel — I. /pil / (say peel) verb (t) 1. to strip the skin, rind, bark, etc., from; decorticate. 2. to strip off (skin, etc.) 3. Croquet to send (another player s ball) through a hoop. –verb (i) 4. (of skin, etc.) to come off. 5. to lose the skin, rind,… …

  • 49scoop — /skup / (say skoohp) noun 1. a ladle or ladle like utensil, especially a small, deep shovel with a short handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc. 2. the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc. 3. Surgery a spoon like apparatus used to remove… …

  • 50scoop´er — scoop «skoop», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tool like a shovel, but having a short handle and a deep hollow part for dipping out or shoveling up and carrying loose materials: a) a kitchen utensil to take up flour, sugar, and the like. b) a large ladle.… …

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