spade
/speɪd/
noun
- A tool with a flat blade and a long handle, used for digging in soil.
- I need to buy a sturdy spade for the vegetable garden.
- He used a spade to dig a hole for the new tree.
- The gardener leaned on his spade and wiped his forehead.
- A black symbol shaped like a pointed leaf with a short stem, used on playing cards to represent one of the four suits.
- He held five spades in his hand, so he bid four spades.
- She played the ace of spades and won the trick.
- In a standard deck, spades are one of the four suits.
- A playing card of the suit marked with black spade symbols.
- She needed just one more spade to complete her flush.
- He drew a spade from the deck and smiled.
- The queen of spades is often considered a powerful card.
Synonyms
verb
- To dig or turn over soil with a spade.
- They spaded the garden bed before planting the seeds.
- He spent the morning spading the backyard for a new flower bed.
- The farmer spaded the field by hand because the tractor was broken.