Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shovelbum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From shovel + bum.

Meanings

  1. (US, humorous) A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shovelbums Number=Plur lexicographic

shovelbum en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From shovel + bum.

Meanings

  1. (US, humorous) To excavate, to do archaeology digs.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shovelbums Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shovelbummed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shovelbummed Tense=Past lexicographic
shovelbumming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic