Plural of shovel
regular plural
The plural of shovel is shovels.
Forms of shovel
| Singular | shovel /ˈʃʌv.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shovels |
| Countable | countable |
Shovels in a sentence
- Rakes, shovels, hoes, and spades are some of the tools of the gardener's trade.From the entry tool
- Back then, the digging of sewers was done largely by day men with shovels and picks.From the entry day man
- That was during the gold fever, when strangers descended on the town and all the shovels were plum sold out at the general store.From the entry gold fever
- We had to use the toilet in the woods when we went camping, so we carried bog rolls and small shovels everywhere we went.From the entry use the toilet
- Armed with shovels, gloves and headlamps, the team followed their map to the dig site.2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times, archived from…. From the entry weber
Meaning of shovel
- noun A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
- noun A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
- noun Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
Questions about the plural of shovel
- What is the plural of shovel?
- The plural of shovel is shovels.
- Is shovel countable?
- Shovel is a countable noun.
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