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shovelful

shov·el·ful
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shuhv-uh l-foo l]
    • /ˈʃʌv əlˌfʊl/
    • /ˈʃʌv.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuhv-uh l-foo l]
    • /ˈʃʌv əlˌfʊl/

Definitions of shovelful word

  • noun plural shovelful the amount held by a shovel. 1
  • noun shovelful amount held by a shovel 1
  • noun shovelful the amount a shovel will hold 0
  • noun shovelful as much as a shovel will hold 0

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Origin of shovelful

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; shovel + -ful

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Parts of speech for Shovelful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shovelful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shovelful usage trend in Literature

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