trowel

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with trowel as a noun:

- I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?

verb

1. use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

Definition categories: contact, delve, dig

Sentences with trowel as a verb:

- He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.