1. (noun) a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

• brick trowel
• mason's trowel
• garden trowel
• plastering trowel
• pointing trowel
• slick

1. (noun) a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

• hand tool

2. (verb) use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

• cut into
• delve
• dig
• turn over