Words / A1

SHUVL/ˈʃʌvl/

A shovel is a tool with a broad blade and a handle, used for digging earth or lifting snow. Countable: a shovel, shovels; shovel the snow (verb). A spade is similar but is more for digging a hole in the garden; a spoon is for food, not earth. Mix-up: shovel vs novel (a book) — different first letter; and shovel vs shuffle (to mix cards).

Meaning

A tool with a broad blade and a handle, used for digging or moving snow.

Examples

• “He moved the snow with a shovel.”
• “The shovel is too heavy for the child.”
• “Put the shovel back in the garage.”

Good to know

a shovel (broad blade, snow / earth). Contrast: spade (garden hole), spoon (food). Mix-up: novel.

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