shovelful
shovelful · shovelfuls · shovelsful
The amount that can be moved at once with a shovelThe amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
Meaning
1 sensesThe amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
One shovelful of dirt makes a molehill; a million shovelfuls make a mountain.
Two workers each had a shovelful of snow. There were two shovelsful of snow.
the quantity a shovel can hold
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From shovel + -ful.From shovel + -ful.
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Forms
plural: shovelfuls / shovelsful| Singular | shovelful |
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| Plural | shovelfuls / shovelsful |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular