trowel
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈtraʊəl/
:
paleta
- No wonder Freida found my trowel in their garden this afternoon.
But I was so shocked that there was only one type of of our favorite Fiskars hand trowel available.
- But I was so shocked that there was only one type of of our favorite Fiskars hand trowel available.
- I said if I want to build a house made out of concrete, then I'll bring brick and cement and sand and a cement mixture and shovel and trowel and whatever it is.
- They had about a three foot length handle with the with a wide trowel at the bottom.
- Now Claytech also has different trowels.
Examples
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Master Long, have you seen a trowel?
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Pretty handy with a trowel.
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Also, you guys, I just realized that my favorite trowel is broken.
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This is called a trowel.
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I pulled the trowel out of my pocket, knelt down, and started to dig.
Fiction book (1997) -
Colin reached for a trowel lying on the grass and scratched at the earth.
Fiction book (1996) -
I got a trowel and dug our cabbage patch all up.
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After a moment, Walt said, "You'd better get a trowel if you mean to go on weeding."
Fiction book (1992) -
On his knees in the daylily garden, he has paused, trowel in hand, and straightened his back.
Fiction book (1994) -
A small garden trowel makes it easy to dig holes for planting flowers.
Synonyms
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2.8
A small hand tool with a pointed metal blade for digging and planting in soil
A hand tool with a flat metal blade for spreading and smoothing plaster on walls and ceilings
A hand tool with a flat pointed blade for spreading and shaping mortar or cement
A hand tool with a flat pointed blade for picking up and spreading mortar between bricks
A small hand tool with a pointed metal blade for filling and smoothing mortar between bricks
Compounds
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flat pointed blade for picking up and spreading mortar between bricks
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flat pointed blade for spreading and shaping mortar or cement
- Specialized
A hand tool with a flat metal blade for spreading and smoothing plaster on walls and ceilings
- Specialized
A small hand tool with a pointed metal blade for filling and smoothing mortar between bricks
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trowel comes from Old French truelle and from Latin trulla, which meant a 'small ladle' or spoon. So imagine a little spoon for scooping and spreading plaster or soil — that is why a trowel is a small flat tool used to scoop, spread, and smooth materials.