Shovel

n.	1.	An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. Shovel hat a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, - worn by some clergy of the English Church. Shovelspur (Zool.) a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, - used in burrowing. Steam shovel a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.
v. t.	1.	To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit. [imp. & p. p. Shoveled or Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoveling or Shovelling.]
	2.	To gather up as with a shovel.

Noun	1.	shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
	2.	shovel - the quantity a shovel can hold Synonyms: shovelful, spadeful
	3.	shovel - a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
	4.	shovel - a machine for excavating Synonyms: power shovel, digger, excavator
Verb	1.	shovel - dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long"

To see a shovel in your dream, suggests that you are seeking your self-identity, knowledge, insight, and inner intellect. You are on a quest for a new understanding of your waking life and true Self. Alternatively, you may be trying too hard in finding the truth to a problem.backhoe, bail, bar spade, bore, bucket, burrow, coal shovel, cup, decant, delve, dig, dig out, dike, dip, dish, dish out, dish up, dredge, drill, drive, excavate, fork, furrow, garden spade, gouge, gouge out, groove, grub, gumming spade, ladle, lower, loy, mine, peat spade, posthole spade, pour, power shovel, quarry, salt shovel, sap, scoop, scoop out, scoop shovel, scrabble, scrape, scratch, scuff, shamble, sink, spade, split shovel, spoon, spud, steam shovel, stump spud, trench, trenching spade, trough, tunnel