delve vs trowel

delve is not a noun while trowel is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delve	No	No	Yes	No
trowel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trowel is a hyponym of delve; that is, trowel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delve:

Other hyponyms of delve include furrow, groove, rut, root, rootle, rout, spade, shovel, burrow, tunnel.

delve (noun)	trowel (noun)
	a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

delve (verb)	trowel (verb)
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work