SHOVELFUL

shovel [noun] [C]A shovelful of something is the amount of it that can fit on a shovel.He put a shovelful of snow in Kate's bed as a practical joke.Should I put another shovelful of coal on the fire? show (MAKE SEEN) [verb] [past simple] showed, [past participle] shown - to make it possible for (something) to be seenLet me show you this new book I've just bought. [T + two objects]Remember to have your passport ready to show at the border. [T]On this map, urban areas are shown in grey. [T]You ought to show that rash to your doctor. [T]Why won't you show me what you've got in your hand? [T + object + wh- word]She sent us a map which showed where her house is. [+ wh- word]The secretly filmed video shows the prince and princess kissing and cuddling. [T + object + verb-ing]We watched a film showing how people live in the desert. [+ wh- word]These photographs show the effects of the chemical on the trees. [T]The locks showed signs of having been tampered with, but no one had managed to get into the building. [T]Within 24 hours of receiving the new drug he was showing remarkable signs of recovery. [T]It's showing signs of (= It looks likely to) rain, so I'd rather not go out tonight. [T]"I've got a Victorian gold coin here." "Have you? Show me (= Allow me to see it)." [T]He used to have a very youthful appearance, but after the accident he started to show his age (= look as old as he really was). [T]If you show your face in a place, you go there when you were not expected to because you had done something bad.I don't know how you dare show your face in here after you said all those dreadful things.If you show your hand, you let people know about intentions that you had previously kept secret.Following the coup, tourists were advised to avoid the country until the new régime had shown its hand.If you show off something that you are proud of, you encourage people to see it so that they can admire it.Caroline was proudly showing off her portable phone in the restaurant.I reckon she only came to the party so she could show her new boyfriend off. See also show off.(informal) If you say that will show someone, you are making it clear that you disapprove of them or what they have done.The next time she's late home, I'll throw her dinner away. That'll show her!If you have something to show for your work or effort, you have achieved something or benefited from it.I worked for her for two weeks, and fifty pounds was all I had to show for it. [T]I've been trying to write this essay all day and I've got nothing to show for it. [T]You've had this job for five years, and what have you got to show for your efforts?(US and ANZ) Show-and-tell is a school activity for young children in which a child brings an object into the class and talks to the other children about it.He displayed the pistol as proudly as a schoolboy at show-and-tell.