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trowel
top to bottom: inside corner, pointing, and finishing trowels
trow·el
(trou′əl)n.
1. A flat-bladed hand tool for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as concrete or mortar.
2. A small implement with a pointed, scoop-shaped blade used for digging, as in setting plants.
tr.v. trow·eled, trow·el·ing, trow·els or trow·elled or trow·el·ling
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, trow′el·ler n.
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trowel
(ˈtraʊəl)n
1. (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. (Tools) a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc
vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
(Tools) (tr) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)
[C14: from Old French truele, from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon]
ˈtroweller, ˈtroweler n
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trow•el
(ˈtraʊ əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
2. a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc.
v.t. 3. to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella= Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle]
trow′el•er; esp. Brit., trow′el•ler, n.
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trowel
Past participle: trowelled
Gerund: trowelling
| Imperative |
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| trowel |
| trowel |
| Present |
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| I trowel |
| you trowel |
| he/she/it trowels |
| we trowel |
| you trowel |
| they trowel |
| Preterite |
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| I trowelled |
| you trowelled |
| he/she/it trowelled |
| we trowelled |
| you trowelled |
| they trowelled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am trowelling |
| you are trowelling |
| he/she/it is trowelling |
| we are trowelling |
| you are trowelling |
| they are trowelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have trowelled |
| you have trowelled |
| he/she/it has trowelled |
| we have trowelled |
| you have trowelled |
| they have trowelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was trowelling |
| you were trowelling |
| he/she/it was trowelling |
| we were trowelling |
| you were trowelling |
| they were trowelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had trowelled |
| you had trowelled |
| he/she/it had trowelled |
| we had trowelled |
| you had trowelled |
| they had trowelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will trowel |
| you will trowel |
| he/she/it will trowel |
| we will trowel |
| you will trowel |
| they will trowel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have trowelled |
| you will have trowelled |
| he/she/it will have trowelled |
| we will have trowelled |
| you will have trowelled |
| they will have trowelled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be trowelling |
| you will be trowelling |
| he/she/it will be trowelling |
| we will be trowelling |
| you will be trowelling |
| they will be trowelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been trowelling |
| you have been trowelling |
| he/she/it has been trowelling |
| we have been trowelling |
| you have been trowelling |
| they have been trowelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been trowelling |
| you will have been trowelling |
| he/she/it will have been trowelling |
| we will have been trowelling |
| you will have been trowelling |
| they will have been trowelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been trowelling |
| you had been trowelling |
| he/she/it had been trowelling |
| we had been trowelling |
| you had been trowelling |
| they had been trowelling |
| Conditional |
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| I would trowel |
| you would trowel |
| he/she/it would trowel |
| we would trowel |
| you would trowel |
| they would trowel |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have trowelled |
| you would have trowelled |
| he/she/it would have trowelled |
| we would have trowelled |
| you would have trowelled |
| they would have trowelled |
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Noun 1. [画像:trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade]trowel - a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
brick 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. [画像:trowel - use a trowel on]trowel - use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
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Translations
مالِجمَسْطَرِين مِسْطَرين
lopatkazednická lžíce
planteskemurske
istutuskauhaistutuslapiolaastilapiolapioidalasta
zidarska žlica
ültetõkanálvakolókanál
múrskeiîplöntuskófla
移植ごて
흙손
kastuvėlis
ķelleliekšķere
murárska lyžica
murslev
เกรียง
mala el küreği
cái xẻng bứng cây
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trowel
(ˈtrauəl) noun1. a tool like a small shovel, used in gardening. he filled the flowerpot with earth, using a trowel. grafie مالِج лопатка pá de jardinagem lopatka der Spachtel planteske φτυαράκι κηπουρικής desplantador aiakühvel بیلچه istutuslapio déplantoir כַּף גַנָנִים प���टा lopatica za vrt ültetőkanál pangkur plöntuskófla paletta 移植ごて 모종삽 kastuvėlis liekšķere kulir troffel planteskje łopatka ogrodnicza بیلچه 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 colher de pedreiro zednická lžíce die Kelle murske 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 ماله 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
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→ مَسْطَرِين lopatka planteske Kelle μυστρί paleta istutuskauha truelle zidarska žlica cazzuola 移植ごて 흙손 troffel murskje kielnia colher de pedreiro , pá садовый совок murslev เกรียง mala cái xẻng bứng cây 泥铲Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009