spades
Pronunciation:
/speɪdz/noun
Definitions
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.
A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
Example: I've got only one spade in my hand.
A black person.
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
verb
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To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
noun
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A hart or stag three years old.
A castrated man or animal.
noun
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One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠.
A card game in which the spade suit cards are trumps.