trowel
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɹaʊ.əl//ˈtɹaʊ.əl/noun
Definitions
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.
Example: I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?
A tool used for smoothing a mold.
verb
Definitions
To apply (a substance) with a trowel.
Example: He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.
To pass over with a trowel.
To apply something heavily or unsubtly.