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shovelful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shovelful
(noun)
shovelful
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlˌfʊl/
noun
plural
shovelfuls
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlˌfʊlz/
also
shovelsful
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlzˌfʊl/
shovelful
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlˌfʊl/
noun
plural
shovelfuls
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlˌfʊlz/
also
shovelsful
/
ˈ
ʃʌvəlzˌfʊl/
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOVELFUL
[
count
]
:
the amount that a shovel will hold
a
shovelful
of snow
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replenish
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to fill or build up (something) again (
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