Spadeful (Noun)
Meaning
The quantity a shovel can hold.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The gardener scooped up a spadeful of dirt to examine its composition.
- After a spadeful of gravel was poured into the bucket, she continued digging.
- A single spadeful of soil was all it took to uncover the ancient artifact.
- The laborer's muscles strained as he lifted a heavy spadeful of wet clay.
- It took only three spadefuls of mulch to cover the entire flowerbed.