Trowel meaning in English

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Definition

a trowel: a hand tool like a small spade, used in gardening and in building noun
The term "trowel" is used for two slightly different terms. The first is a gardening tool used to make holes in soil before planting plants. The second is a flat version, used in building for smoothing cement between bricks.

Examples

  • "The Supertrowel also comes with a non-slip grip for accuracy and detachable magnifying lens for really small weeds."
  • "The Supertrowel fits onto the handle of any trowel of any size and extends the exact distance from your arm to the ground, no matter how far away!"
  • "The Supertrowel fits onto the handle of any trowel of any size and extends the exact distance from your arm to the ground, no matter how far away!"
  • "The Supertrowel!"
  • "The Supertrowel: it saved my marriage – it can save yours!"
  • "Well now there's help, now there's "Supertrowel"!"
Exercise 1
What is being advertised in this audio?
What is being advertised in this audio?
"Marriage therapy" is a service designed to help with troubled marriages. Although the announcer does say that the Supertrowel "saved (his) marriage", this advertisement is for a garden tool called the "Supertrowel".
A "trowel" is a small implement with a pointed blade used for digging into the earth, usually for gardening purposes. A garden "tool" is an "instrument" or "implement" used for working in the garden. The advert is for a "trowel" which is a garden "tool".
A "cure" is a "remedy" or "treatment" for a problem, generally a health problem. Example: Doctors haven't yet found a cure for cancer. Although the announcer mentions "back aches" and a "stiff neck" at the beginning of the advert, the advert is actually about a garden tool that makes gardening easier on your back and neck.
A towel is used for drying one's body. This advertisement is for a "trowel" which is a small shovel: a tool to dig up plants, weeds and flowers.

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