Shovelful
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noun.
The amount that a shovel can hold.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
As much as a shovel will hold or will readily lift at one time.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The amount that can be moved at once with a
shovel
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the quantity a shovel can hold
Word Usage
"The number of self-proclaimed experts on the internet only proves the point that one should take advice with a "shovelful" of salt."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
containerful
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