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Vocabulary Entry
shovel
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A tool with a broad blade and a handle, used for digging, lifting, and moving materials such as soil or snow.
Example Sentences
"He used a shovel to dig a hole for the new tree."
"The snow was so deep that we needed two shovels to clear the driveway."
"She found a rusty old shovel in the garage."
V
verb
To move or remove material with a shovel.
Example Sentences
"She shovels the snow off the sidewalk every morning."
"They shoveled the dirt from the garden into a wheelbarrow."
"He enjoys shoveling coal into the furnace."