shovelful
IPA: ʃˈʌvʌɫfʌɫ
noun
- The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
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Examples of "shovelful" in Sentences
- The gardener scooped up a shovelful of rich soil to plant the tomato seedlings
- With each shovelful of snow, the driveway slowly began to clear
- The child eagerly helped his father fill the holes with a shovelful of fresh mulch
- She poured a shovelful of oats into the bin to feed the hungry chickens
- A shovelful of sand was all it took to temporarily patch the hole in the sandbox
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