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Definitions for Trowel

[1] any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
[2] a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc.
[3] to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
[4] any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
[5] a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc
[6] (tr) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)

Words related to Trowel

scoop, inquire, burrow, shovel, ladle, spoon, dipper, bail, spade, digger, excavator, prospect, rummage, search, unearth, explore, dig, investigate, research, probe

Words nearby Trowel

trovatore, il, trove, trover, trow, trowbridge, trowel, troy, troy game, the, troy weight, troyes, troyon

Origin of Trowel

1300–50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella, equivalent to Latin tru(a ) ladle + -ella -elle

Other words from Trowel

trow·el·er ; especially British , trow·el·ler , noun

Word origin for Trowel

C14: from Old French truele , from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon

Synonyms for Trowel

bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, spoon