Rare form of call a spade a spade.

Having a flattened beak or snout.

(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.

plural of steam shovel

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of steam shovel

A broad-bladed shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow.

plural of snow shovel

(Of a building project) ready for immediate commencement of excavation and construction.

Alternative spelling of shovel-ready