shovelful

[US]/'ʃʌvəlfʊl/
[UK]/'ʃʌvlfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the amount of something that a shovel can hold
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He dug a shovelful of dirt from the garden.

The farmer scooped up a shovelful of feed for the chickens.

She lifted a shovelful of snow to clear the driveway.

The worker filled the hole with a shovelful of gravel.

He dumped a shovelful of coal into the furnace.

The gardener used a shovelful of compost for the plants.

She uncovered a shovelful of buried treasure in the backyard.

The construction worker moved a shovelful of sand to the construction site.

They loaded a shovelful of debris into the dumpster.

The child played with a shovelful of sand in the sandbox.

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