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SPADE Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word spade. (opposite meanings)
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cultivator
nounn
noun

• someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

• a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

fork
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a utensil with two or more prongs, used for serving or eating food

• the act of branching out or dividing into branches

• the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

• an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs

• the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

verb

• lift with a pitchfork

• place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• shape like a fork

harrow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil

verb

• draw a harrow over (land)

mattock
nounn
noun

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

pick
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

verb

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

pitchfork
nounn
noun

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

verb

• lift with a pitchfork

rake
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 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

verb

• 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

shovel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 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

verb

• dig with or as if with a shovel

trowel
nounn
noun

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

verb

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

Alternatives for CULTIVATOR

Alternatives for FORK

Alternatives for HARROW

Alternatives for PICK

Alternatives for PITCHFORK

Alternatives for RAKE

Alternatives for SHOVEL

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