noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

   "One shovelful of dirt makes a molehill; a million shovelfuls make a mountain."

2. 2
   the quantity a shovel can hold wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

shovelshovelspadeful

Example

More examples

"One shovelful of dirt makes a molehill; a million shovelfuls make a mountain."

Etymology

From shovel + -ful.

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