ala vs shovel

ala

noun
  • A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone. 

  • In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard. 

  • The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family. 

shovel

noun
  • A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. 

  • A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function. 

  • A spade. 

verb
  • To move materials with a shovel. 

  • To move with a shoveling motion. 

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