trowel

nouns

a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
trowel
is a type of (narrower)
a tool used with workers' hands
hand tool

verbs

use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
trowel
is a type of (narrower)
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
cut into, delve, dig, turn over