Trowel

/ˈtɹaʊ.əl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters

Definition of Trowel

noun

  1. A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
  2. A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

    "I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?"

  3. A tool used for smoothing a mold.

verb

  1. To apply (a substance) with a trowel.

    "He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs."

  2. To pass over with a trowel.
  3. To apply something heavily or unsubtly.

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