Transcription
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- [trou-uh l]
- /ˈtraʊ əl/
- /traʊəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trou-uh l]
- /ˈtraʊ əl/
Definitions of trowel word
- noun trowel any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc. 1
- noun trowel a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc. 1
- verb with object trowel to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel. 1
- noun trowel gardening: spade 1
- noun trowel building: spade 1
- transitive verb trowel apply with a trowel 1
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Origin of trowel
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella, equivalent to Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle
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Parts of speech for Trowel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trowel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
trowel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trowel
verb trowel
- delve — If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
- leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- digger — a person or an animal that digs.
- excavator — A person who removes earth carefully and systematically from an archaeological site in order to find buried remains.
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