Synonyms for shovelful

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shovel · spadeful

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

   Two workers each had a shovelful of snow. There were two shovelsful of snow.

Forms

Plural

shovelfuls → shovels, spadefuls…

Example sentences

• shovel Tom said that he had a shovel in his pickup truck.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

shovel²

8 letters

spadeful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shovel² = 2 syllables).