spade (redirected from Called a spade a spade)

spade 1  (spd) n. 1. A sturdy digging tool having a thick handle and a heavy, flat blade that can be pressed into the ground with the foot. 2. Any of various similar digging or cutting tools. tr.v. spad·ed, spad·ing, spades To dig or cut with a spade. [Middle English, from Old English spadu.] spader n.

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spade ¹

Noun

1. a tool for digging, with a flat steel blade and a long wooden handle

2. call a spade a spade to speak plainly and frankly [Old English spadu]

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spade ²

Noun

1.

a. spades the suit of playing cards marked with a black leaf-shaped symbol

b. a card with one or more of these symbols on it

2. Offensive a Black person

3. in spades Informal in plenty: all you need is talent in spades [Italian spada sword, used as an emblem on playing cards]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	2.	spade - a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot ditch spade, long-handled spade - a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches garden spade - a spade used by gardeners hand shovel - a shovel that is operated by hand
	3.	spade - (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" jigaboo, nigga, nigger, nigra, coon derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Verb	1.	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 - spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"

Translations

spade [speɪd] n (tool) → pala;

spades npl (CARDS) (British) → picas fpl;

(Spanish) → espadas fpl

spade [speɪd] n (= tool) → bêche f, pelle f;

(child's) → pelle;

spades npl (Cards) → pique m

spade [speɪd] n → Spaten m;

(child's) → Schaufel f;

spades npl (Cards) → Pik nt

spade [speɪd] n (tool) → vanga; pala;

(child's) → paletta;

spades npl (CARDS) → picche fpl

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n spade [speid]

a tool with a broad blade and a handle, used for digging. graaf مِعْوَل، مِجْراف лопата rýč spade der Spaten φτυάρι pala labidas بيل lapio bêche; pelle אֵת फावड़ा, खनित्र, बेल, कुदाल lopata, štihača ásó sekop skófla vanga すき 가래, 삽 kastuvas lāpsta penyodok` schop spade łopata pá lopată; cazma лопата rýľ lopata ašov spade พลั่ว bahçıvan beli 鏟 лопата, заступ پھاوڑا cái thuổng, cái xẻng 铲