Thesaurus / trowel
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synonyms for trowel
- burrow
- inquire
- dig
- dredge
- examine
- excavate
- explore
- investigate
- probe
- prospect
- ransack
- research
- rummage
- search
- seek
- shovel
- sift
- spade
- unearth
- ferret out
- go into
- gouge out
- jump into
- leave no stone unturned
- look into
- really get into
- scoop out
- turn inside out
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How to use trowel in a sentence
Having a sturdy trowel can be a huge help with that last one.
THE BEST TROWELS FOR YOUR ON THE GO NEEDSPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMJANUARY 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEYou want to find a trowel that is lightweight, portable, and can handle any terrain without damage.
THE BEST TROWELS FOR YOUR ON THE GO NEEDSPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMJANUARY 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEI got a trowel, and we planted the withered trilliums in partial shade between the maples and the pines, and gave them water.
THE IDYL OF TWIN FIRESWALTER PRICHARD EATONHe found the trowel under the fence, as Gardener Jim had prophesied, and he worked all day, with a brief nooning at home.
COUNTRY NEIGHBORSALICE BROWNSophy disappeared into the house, and came out again, hurriedly, with a trowel in her hand.
COUNTRY NEIGHBORSALICE BROWNTrowel and spade and tomahawk went furiously to work, and soon cleared away the gravel from a surface of three or four feet.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READEThe cement can be forced into place with the hands and then surfaced with a trowel.
ELEMENTS OF PLUMBINGSAMUEL DIBBLEA couple of spades, a trowel and a calabash were their only tools, but our adventurer was a knowing man, and "knowledge is power."
LIPPINCOTT'S MAGAZINE OF POPULAR LITERATURE AND SCIENCE, VOL. 15, NO. 87, MARCH, 1875VARIOUSOne day, seizing a trowel from some tools on the porch, she rushed into the garden and began digging in the flower beds.
MOLLY BROWN'S SOPHOMORE DAYSNELL SPEEDThe sand proper is shown by the position of the object—the measuring rule and trowel.
APPLETONS' POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, JULY 1899VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO TROWEL
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