blade of a shovel

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• shovel-nosed — /shuv euhl nohzd /, adj. having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

• shovel-nosed — shov′el nosed adj. zool. having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

• shovel-nosed — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having a broad flat head, nose, or beak * * * /shuv euhl nohzd /, adj. having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel. [1700 10] …   Useful english dictionary

• shovel — [shuv′əl] n. [ME schovele < OE scofl < base of scufan: see SHOVE] 1. a) a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc. b) any machine equipped with a… …   English World dictionary

• Shovel — Shov el, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shovel hat — Shovel Shov el, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shovel — ► NOUN ▪ a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, etc. ► VERB (shovelled, shovelling; US shoveled, shoveling) 1) move with a shovel. 2) (shovel down/in) inform …   English terms dictionary

• Shovel — For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation). A man carrying shovels …   Wikipedia

• shovel — /shuv euhl/, n., v., shoveled, shoveling or (esp. Brit.) shovelled, shovelling. n. 1. an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2 …   Universalium

• shovel — shov•el [[t]ˈʃʌv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) a hand implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up or throwing loose matter 2) civ any fairly large contrivance or… …   From formal English to slang

• Blade — For other uses, see Blade (disambiguation). Knife blades A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate… …   Wikipedia