PICKAXE Antonyms

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

• a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

• a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay

• lift with a pitchfork

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

• move through with or as if with a rake

• level or smooth with a rake

• sweep the length of

• examine hastily

• gather with a rake

• scrape gently

• a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

• the quantity a shovel can hold

• a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

• a machine for excavating

• dig with or as if with a shovel

• a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

• beat with a sledgehammer

• a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

• use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work