Definition of spade Spade

/spejˈd/ - [speyd] - spade

We found 22 definitions of spade from 8 different sources.

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What does spade mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: spades

spade - a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
  hand shovel a shovel that is operated by hand
  ditch spade, long-handled spade a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches
spade - a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps"
  playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
spade - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga"
  nigger, nigga, coon, jigaboo, nigra
  black person, blackamoor, negro, negroid, black black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"
  ethnic slur a slur on someone's race or language

Verb

spades, spading, spaded  

spade - dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"
  cut into, delve, dig, turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
  ridge form into a ridge
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • spade (Noun)
    A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
  • spade (Noun)
    A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
  • spade (Noun)
    A black person.
  • spade (Noun)
    A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
  • spade (Verb)
    To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
  • spade (Verb)
    To collect and statistically analyze data, for the purpose of determining the underlying random number generator structure or numeric formula.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spade (n.)
    A hart or stag three years old.
  • spade (n.)
    A castrated man or beast.
  • spade (n.)
    An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel.
  • spade (n.)
    One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade.
  • spade (n.)
    A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
  • spade (v. t.)
    To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • spade
    Tool having a flat and sharp metal tip and a wooden handle used to break, dig and move the earth.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • spade
    spād, n. a broad blade of iron with a handle, used for digging: a playing-card of one of the two black suits, shaped like a heart with a triangular handle.—v.t. to dig with a spade.—ns. Spade′-bone, the scapula; Spade′-foot, a scaphiopod or spade-footed toad; Spade′ful, as much as a spade will hold; Spade′-guin′ea, a guinea coined 1787-99, so called from the shield on the reverse side having the shape of the spade in playing-cards.—Call a spade a spade, to call things by their plain names, without softening: to speak out plainly. [A.S. spadu, spædu; L. spatha—Gr. spathē, any broad blade.]
  • spade
    spād, n. a eunuch: a gelding.—Also Spā′do. [Gr. spadōn, a eunuch.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • spade
    In open speaking, to call a spade a spade is to give a man his real character. The phrase is old and still in use.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • In gardening, a spade (shovel) is a tool. A spade is a particular kind of shovel made for digging. It has a pointed end and a straight handle. In some countries such as Australia the difference between a spade and a shovel is important. It is hard to move gravel with a spade but a proper shovel can do it.

    In game, a spade is one of the four shapes on playing cards. It is coloured black and not the one that looks like cross.

Part of speech

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  • spade, verb, present, 1st person singular of spade (infinitive).
  • spade, verb (infinitive).
  • spade, noun, singular of spades.

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