Definition of
spade has definitions from the field of cards
1
[ noun ] (cards) a playing card in the major suit of spades

Used in print

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

`` This deal with the ace o ' spades .

Anything to do with an ace o ' spades , bad_luck '' .

Related terms

playing_card major_suit

2
[ verb ] dig (up) with a spade

Examples

"I spade compost into the flower beds"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

I spade lots of compost into their bed ; lacking that , decayed manure spread_over the bed is fine .

Related terms

dig ridge

3
[ noun ] a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

Used in print

(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)

It was nine o_'_clock in the morning : the hour which , like a spade turning clods of earth , exposed to the day a myriad of busy creatures that had lain_dormant in the quiet night .

Related terms

hand_shovel garden_spade ditch_spade

4
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15336
5
[ noun ] (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person

Synonyms

nigger nigra nigga jigaboo coon

Examples

"only a Black can call another Black a nigga"

Related terms

Black boy ethnic_slur

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Rhymes with

paid prepaid unpaid escapade

Phonetic and Homophones

S P EY1 D spayde  spayd  spaid

Similar Spelling

Spode spud spite Speth Speed spate Spady Spada speedy spayed Spaeth spathe

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