Having a flattened beak or snout.

One who, or that which, shovels. / Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.

plural of shovel

(British spelling) present participle of shovel

The act by which something is shovelled.

(historical) An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power. / (by extension) Any excavating machine of similar design, no matter how powered.

(transitive) To excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel. / (intransitive) To operate a steam shovel.

The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.

plural of steam shovel

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of steam shovel