Basic Details
Word: Trowel
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A small hand tool with a pointed, scoop-shaped metal blade, used for digging or moving soil, cement, etc.
Synonyms: Spade, scoop
Antonyms: N/A
Idioms and Phrases
- Digging yourself a hole: Getting into a difficult situation, often by your own actions. Example: "He kept making excuses, and now hes really digging himself a hole."
- To throw in the trowel: To give up or stop trying. Example: "After several failed attempts to fix the car, he decided to throw in the trowel and call a mechanic."
Usage Examples
Example 1: The gardener used a trowel to plant the new flowers in the garden bed.
Example 2: To build the wall, the worker mixed the cement with water using a trowel.
Example 3: With her trowel in hand, she carefully dug out the weeds from the flower pots.
Fun Fact
Did you know that trowels have been used by builders and gardeners since ancient times? In fact, the design of the modern trowel has remained mostly unchanged for thousands of years!
Famous Quote
"Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years." Unknown
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. What does "trowel" mean?
a) A large garden machine
b) A small hand tool for digging
c) A type of flower
d) A kitchen utensil
Answer: b) A small hand tool for digging
2. Which of these is a synonym of "trowel"?
a) Fork
b) Spade
c) Rake
d) Hoe
Answer: b) Spade
3. Which sentence uses "trowel" correctly?
a) She used a trowel to bake a pie.
b) He carefully dug the soil with a trowel.
c) The trowel flew over the fence.
d) They wrote with a trowel on the paper.
Answer: b) He carefully dug the soil with a trowel.
4. Which idiom means to give up?
a) To throw in the trowel
b) Digging yourself a hole
c) To turn over a new leaf
d) To pull up stakes
Answer: a) To throw in the trowel
5. What is the opposite of "trowel"?
a) N/A
b) Axe
c) Shovel
d) Rake
Answer: a) N/A
