Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 33 compound words that contain shovel. The most common are listed below. Open shovel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- steam shovelAn excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power.
- winnowing shovelA shovel used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.
- snow shovelA broad-bladed shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow.
- shovel hatA broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy in Britain, especially clergy of the Church of England.
- shovel-readyready for immediate commencement of excavation and construction.
- shovel testAn excavation unit of small extent and shallow depth, made quickly with a shovel or trowel to determine whether archeologically significant material is present below the ground surface.
- shot with a shovelSeverely admonished; castigated.
- power shovelA bucket-equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral extraction.
- shovel-handedbrawny and large, with connotations of being unintelligent, as one who is fit for digging ditches.
- put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).
- mechanical shovelA type of excavator.
- shovel upTo move or place in a heap by shoveling.
- shovel hatsplural of shovel hat: A broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy in Britain, especially clergy of the Church of England.
- shovel outto remove something by shoveling or digging.
- shovel testsplural of shovel test: An excavation unit of small extent and shallow depth, made quickly with a shovel or trowel to determine whether archeologically significant material is present below the ground surface.
- sleigh shovelSynonym of snow scoop: A manual snow removal tool with a large scoop and wide handle, used to move snow by pushing and sliding.
- shovel-nosedHaving a flattened beak or snout.
- snow sled shovelSynonym of snow scoop: A manual snow removal tool with a large scoop and wide handle, used to move snow by pushing and sliding.
- shovel-nosed sturgeonA fish, Scarphirhynchus platyrhynchus
- call a spade a shovelTo put it more than bluntly; to express a truth forcefully; to use exaggerated language to make a statement of fact.
- called a shovel a shovelsimple past and past participle of call a shovel a shovel
- called a spade a shovelsimple past and past participle of call a spade a shovel
- calling a shovel a shovelpresent participle and gerund of call a shovel a shovel
- calling a spade a shovelpresent participle and gerund of call a spade a shovel
- calls a spade a shovelthird-person singular simple present indicative of call a spade a shovel: To put it more than bluntly; to express a truth forcefully; to use exaggerated language to make a statement of fact.
Compound words 33
- shovelerOne who, or that which, shovels.
- shovelheadThe bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo).
- shovelfulThe amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
- shovelwareA haphazard collection of software assembled in terms of quantity rather than quality.
- shovelnoseThe common sand shark.
- shovellableSuitable for shovelling.
- reshovelTo shovel again.
- shovelbillA bird with a spatulate bill; the shoveler.
- shovelbumA professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
- shovelfishSynonym of paddlefish (broad sense).