💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spadework"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spadingnoun | The act by which soil is spaded, or turned over by digging. |
| spudnoun | (informal) A potato. |
| graftnoun | (horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. |
| spuddernoun | One who digs up weeds with a spud. |
| grubworknoun | Tedious digging or (figurative) research. |
| spade footnoun | The foot that is habitually used to put pressure on a spade when digging. |
| spadernoun | One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine. |
| spaidnoun | A surname. |
| shovelnoun | A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. |
| spadefulnoun | The amount held or moved by a spade at once. |
| spade-mannoun | Alternative form of spade man. [A man who works with a spade.] |
| spading forknoun | Synonym of digging fork. |
| spitverb | (transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object. |
| spadenoun | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials. |
| outworknoun | Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. |
| deadworknoun | Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted. |
| sappingverb | The act by which something is sapped or depleted. |
| turf spadenoun | A long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks. |
| stepnoun | An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. |
| bushworknoun | Work carried out in the bushland. |
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