Word Finder - trowel

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A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

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A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

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

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A tool used for smoothing a mold.

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To apply (a substance) with a trowel.

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

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To pass over with a trowel.

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To apply something heavily or unsubtly.

If you don't like the feel of slugs use a hand trowel to pick them up.

For internal plastering a combination of wood and sponge floats and a plasterers trowel can be used to create a smooth polished finish.

Use a trowel to spread a layer of joint compound over the damaged area.

Spread the joint compound over the hole and mesh tape to cover it completely, using the trowel to apply, smooth and remove excess joint compound.

Spread a handful of mortar evenly on the floor using the straight edge of a notched trowel.

Once the mortar is evenly spread in a section, comb it with the notched side of the trowel to create ridges.

In small and difficult to access areas such as under cabinets you may have difficulty spreading the mortar with the trowel.

Apply a coat of pre-mixed mastic to the top of the countertop using an 8-inch notched trowel.

Mix the mortar according to the directions on the bag and start applying it to the countertop with a notched trowel.

Push the trowel into the gutter at a 45 degree angle.

Valuable varieties are planted at about the same depth, with a trowel, a little sand being placed around them.

He also made for his own trowel a leather holster.

Complete with aluminum fork, trowel and transplanting trowel not to mention anvil secateurs and bypass pruners, this kit is fantastic value.

The mortar is applied using a tooth notched trowel to give a 3 to 6mm adhesive bed.

Or are u going to suggest the gaging trowel?

Luckily Tina had thought to bring a small trowel as well.

Use the pointing trowel to push in more mortar where you can see any voids.

Spread adhesive over a manageable area of about one square meter at a time, using a small trowel or large filling knife.

Apply one coat of priming varnish using a stainless steel trowel.

Lady Jersey was presented with a silver trowel to mark the occasion.

You guys any ideas how to break my new trowel in.

Leaving aside the tunics, the scene is surprisingly modern, even down to the shape of the bricklayer's trowel.

At his side is a mason's trowel, probably nearer 6in than five.

Plant them at the correct final spacing in well-prepared ground using a garden trowel.

Remember that a power trowel will not level a concrete floor.

The silver trowel used for this ceremony is preserved among the town plate.

Using the trowel, scoop out a clump of mortar from the middle of the bed.

At his side is a mason 's trowel, probably nearer 6in than five.

If you do n't like the feel of slugs use a hand trowel to pick them up.

Install the first row - Using a trowel (like those used for mortar) spread the manufacturer's recommended adhesive on the subfloor and begin laying down the planks.

Once you're ready, take your trowel and dig a hole about the same size as the pot or container in which your strawberries were grown.

Use a small spade or trowel to dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots and allow some room to spread out in the hole.

Gently push the soil back around the roots, patting the soil with your hand or your trowel.

If the plant is really tough to remove from the pot, turn the pot on its side and use your trowel to tap the sides.

Use the trowel to scrape off the excess joint compound, ensuring it is level with the existing wall.

He was then dressed like a mason with hod and trowel, and so conveyed over the frontier.

For moving small plants the garden trowel is a very convenient tool, but we are inclined to give the preference to the hand-fork.

Among the spoil was found an old cast iron shoemaker s last, a spade a builder s trowel and a small engine cogwheel.

Follow the Code of Conduct and use a small trowel and replace divots neatly.

Its supposed use as a trowel by the beaver is, however, not supported by the actual facts of the case.

My bricks, being second-hand ones, required to be cleaned with a trowel, so that I learned more than usual of the qualities of bricks and trowels.

He also edited a monthly magazine, The Sword and Trowel; an elaborate exposition of the Psalms, in seven volumes, called The Treasury of David (1870-1885); and a book of sayings called John Ploughman's Talks; or, Plain Advice for Plain People (1869), a kind of religious Poor Richard.

This is affected by applying a heavy coat of plaster on the wall and moving your trowel in a semi-circular motion across the wall, leaving irregular half-moon shapes.