trow·el (trou  l)n. 1. A flat-bladed hand tool for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as cement or mortar. 2. A small implement with a pointed, scoop-shaped blade used for digging, as in setting plants. tr.v. trow·eled or trow·elled, trow·el·ing or trow·el·ling, trow·els To spread, smooth, form, or scoop with a trowel. [Middle English trowell, from Old French truele, from Late Latin truella, diminutive of Latin trua, ladle.] trow el·er, trowel·ler n. |   top to bottom: inside corner, pointing, and finishing trowels |
trowel [ˈtraʊəl]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
2. (Engineering / Tools) a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc.
vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled
(Engineering / Tools) (tr) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc.)
[from Old French truele, from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon]
troweller US, troweler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materialsbrick trowel, mason's trowel - a trowel used in masonry garden trowel - a trowel used by gardeners hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands plastering trowel - a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster pointing trowel - a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement slick - a trowel used to make a surface slick |
| Verb | 1. |  trowel - use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work |
Translations
trowel
trowel [ˈtraʊəl] n (for garden) → paletta da giardiniere; (builder's) → cazzuola
trowel [ˈtraʊəl] n (for garden) → paletta da giardiniere; (builder's) → cazzuola
trowel [ˈtraʊəl] n (for garden) → paletta da giardiniere; (builder's) → cazzuola
n trowel [ˈtrauəl]
1 a tool like a small shovel, used in gardening he filled the flowerpot with earth, using a trowel. grafie مالِج лопатка lopatka planteske der Spachtel φτυαράκι κηπουρικής desplantador aiakühvel بیلچه istutuskauha déplantoir כַּף גַנָנִים पाटा lopatica za vrt ültetőkanál pangkur plöntuskófla paletta 移植ごて 모종삽 kastuvėlis liekšķere kulir troffel planteskje łopatka ogrodnicza pá de jardinagem lopată садовый совок lopatka lopatica mistrija trädgårdsspade เครื่องมือคล้ายพลั่วอันเล็ก ๆ ที่ใช้สำหรับทำสวน el küreği 小鏟子 садовий совок کھرپي cái xẻng 小泥铲
2 a tool with a flat blade, for spreading mortar, plaster etc. troffel مِسْطَرين мистрия zednická lžíce murske die Kelle μυστρί paleta kellu ماله muurauslasta truelle כַּף טַייָחִים खुरपा, खुरपी zidarska žlica vakolókanál cungkir múrskeið cazzuola こて 흙손 mentelė ķelle kulir troffel murskje kielnia colher de pedreiro mistrie мастерок murárska lyžica zidarska lopatica mistrija murslev เกรียง mala 鏝刀, 修平刀 кельма, лопаточка کرني cái bay 镘刀, 抹子
trowel → مسطرين zahradnická lopatka planteske Kelle μυστρί paleta istutuskauha truelle zidarska žlica cazzuola 移植ごて 흙손 troffel murskje kielnia colher de pedreiro мастерок murslev เกรียง mala cái xẻng bứng cây 泥铲
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