Definitions for shovels
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1. shovels

   A shovel is a tool used for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand, or ore.Most shovels are hand tools consisting of a broad blade fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovel blades are usually made of sheet steel or hard plastics and are very strong. Shovel handles are usually made of wood (especially specific varieties such as ash or maple) or glass-reinforced plastic (fiberglass). Hand shovel blades made of sheet steel usually have a folded seam or hem at the back to make a socket for the handle. This fold also commonly provides extra rigidity to the blade. The handles are usually riveted in place. A T-piece is commonly fitted to the end of the handle to aid grip and control where the shovel is designed for moving soil and heavy materials. These designs can all be easily mass-produced. The term shovel also applies to larger excavating machines called power shovels, which serve the same purpose—digging, lifting, and moving material. Although such modern power shovels as front-end loaders and excavators (including tractors that feature a loading bucket on one end and a backhoe for digging and placing material on the other) descend from steam shovels and perform similar work they are not classified as shovels.Hand shovels have been adapted for many different tasks and environments. They can be optimized for a single task or designed as cross-over or compromise multitaskers. They are very useful in agriculture.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shovels in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shovels in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shovels in a Sentence

1. Jerry Coleman:

   Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything.

2. Brandon Rola:

   Officers were running around flagging down trucks, trying to see if anyone in the area had a shovel, we were using (EMTs') back braces to try to remove snow. People were clawing at it. Eventually, between good Samaritans, truck drivers coming by with shovels in their beds, we were able to get a decent amount of shovels.

3. Pavel Molchanov:

   In the Gold Rush it was the people who were making the picks and shovels for gold miners that made the most money. This is a case of a company that has absolutely nothing to do with cannabis historically, yet it's benefiting from the picks-and-shovels opportunity.

4. Ken Smith:

   It will take a few days to get the plant up and in condition to start handling feed. The mine can get going as soon as the trucks and shovels are ready, but it will take the plant a bit longer to become functional, there are a lot of different units that run to make everything happen up there, it's a very complex work site.

5. Mike Byrne:

   I want to see shovels in the ground, and things being built, i want to see houses being built to code and a power system under construction that will withstand a storm. Mike Byrne said FEMA’s efforts in Puerto Rico have been unprecedented – with $ 6 billion spent so far. About $ 16 million has gone to San Sebastian. The mayor there said the reason for the slow recovery was poor planning before the storm, and bad leadership afterward.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovels