HAND SHOVEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A shovel that is operated by hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hand shovel" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

shovel (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand shovel"):

coal shovel (a hand shovel for shoveling coal)

entrenching tool; trenching spade (a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches)

spade (a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot)

spud; stump spud (a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds)