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| bucket |
the part of a steam shovel or other machine that is used to scoop up and transport material. [1/5 definitions] |
| curette |
a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or loop and used for scraping a cavity of the body, esp. the uterus, in order to remove dead or unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| dipper |
a receptacle used in dipping; ladle; scoop. [1/4 definitions] |
| dredge1 |
any of numerous pieces of equipment used to clear solid matter from the bottom of a body of water, as by a scoop or suction pipe. [1/7 definitions] |
| glob |
a usu. rounded lump, scoop, or mass. [1/2 definitions] |
| gouge |
a type of chisel with a blade shaped like a scoop, used primarily on wood. [2/7 definitions] |
| landing net |
a small bag-shaped net attached to a handle, used to scoop a hooked fish from the water. |
| outscoop |
combined form of scoop. |
| scoop |
an act of gathering or picking up with a scoop or similar implement, or with the hands and arms. [6/12 definitions] |
| scoopable |
combined form of scoop. |
| scoopful |
the amount that a scoop can or does hold. |
| shovel |
a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal. [3/8 definitions] |
| spoon |
to scoop up or transfer by using a spoon. [1/4 definitions] |
| swoop |
to take, lift up, or remove in or as if in a single motion sweeping from above; scoop up; snatch (often fol. by "away," "up," or "off"). [1/3 definitions] |
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