Spadeful: alternatives and connections

Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contri…

A spade for digging turf.

To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.

To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.

A kind of spade.

To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.

To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.

One who digs, as with a spade.

A kind of triangular spade.

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrumen…

A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or h…

To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand…

To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.

To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package o…

Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure…

To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave;…

A long, narrow spade for stony lands.