A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A shovel is a tool used for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand, or ore. Wikipedia

A tool for lifting and moving loose material Wikipedia Disambiguation

Tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials Wikidata

A tool consisting of a stick (usually out of wood) and a bigger, slightly humped surface (usually out of metal), which is used to move material such as earth, snow, grain, etc. from one place to another. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Tool for moving portions of material. Wiktionary (translation)