spadeful

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/ˈspeɪdful/

noun

The amount held or moved by a spade at once.

“Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)”

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spadeloadshovelful[Appendix:Glossaryshovelshovelful
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Meanings

nounspadeful (plural spadefuls or spadesful)

plural spadefuls · plural spadesful

  1. The amount held or moved by a spade at once.

    Near-synonym: shovelful (broadly synonymous)

    Synonyms: spadeload, shovelful[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe amount held or moved by a spade at once.

Similar
spadeloadshovelful[Appendix:Glossary

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quantity a shovel can hold

Similar
shovelshovelful
Broader
containerful
Also see
shovelshovelfulspadeload

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spade + -ful.

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Cite this entry
APA

spadeful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadeful

MLA

“spadeful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadeful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spadeful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadeful.

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