Difference between Trowel and Spade

What is the difference between Trowel and Spade?

Trowel as a noun is a mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. while Spade as a noun is a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

Trowel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. A gardener's tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc. A tool used for smoothing a mold.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To apply a subtsance with a trowel.

Spade

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.A black person.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.

We hope you now know whether to use Trowel or Spade in your sentence.

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