Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "shovel" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

clear snow dig hole

Coordinate Terms

spade

Derived Terms

banker's shovel call a shovel a shovel call a spade a shovel call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel coal shovel fire shovel hat mechanical shovel picks and shovels power shovel put to bed with a shovel shot with a shovel shovel out shovel test shovel up shovel-handed shovel-nosed shovel-ready shoveler shovelful sleigh shovel snow shovel snow sled shovel steam shovel winnowing shovel winnowing-shovel

Derived From

shove

Distinct From

rake

Etymologically Related To

shool shoul

Context

us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

containerful cut into delve dig fire iron hand tool machine turn over

Type Of (IsA)

containerful fire iron gardening tool hand tool hardware tool industrial equipment material movement hand tool rigid portable object shaped thing

Manner Of

dig

Receives Action

used in garden

Related Terms

scoop shove

Related Terms

dig digging digging instrument digging tool for digging garden garden tool garden work hand tool instrument metal scoop shove spade tool work

Similar Terms

spade

Synonym Network

power shovel

Used For

dig grave dig holes digging digging hole

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.