spade 1 (sp d)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.] spad  er n. |
| spade 2 (spd) n. Idiom: 1. Games a. A black, leaf-shaped figure on certain playing cards. b. A playing card with this figure. c. also spades (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure. 2. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person. in spades To a considerable degree: They had financial trouble in spades. [Italian spade, pl. of spada, card suit, from Latin spatha, sword, broad-bladed stirrer, from Greek spath  , broad blade.] |
spade1
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a tool for digging, typically consisting of a flat rectangular steel blade attached to a long wooden handle
2. (Engineering / Tools)
a. an object or part resembling a spade in shape
b. (as modifier) a spade beard
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a heavy metallic projection attached to the trail of a gun carriage that embeds itself into the ground and so reduces recoil
4. (Team Sports / Rowing) a type of oar blade that is comparatively broad and short Compare spoon [7]
5. (Engineering / Tools) a cutting tool for stripping the blubber from a whale or skin from a carcass
call a spade a spade to speak plainly and frankly
vb
(tr) to use a spade on
[Old English spadu; related to Old Norse spathi, Old High German spato, Greek spathē blade]
spader n
spade2
n
1. (Group Games / Card Games)
a. the black symbol on a playing card resembling a heart-shaped leaf with a stem
b. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl.) the suit of cards so marked, usually the highest ranking of the four
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a derogatory word for Black
in spades Informal in an extreme or emphatic way
[from Italian spada sword, used as an emblem on playing cards, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade, broadsword]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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
2. spades (Cards) → picas fpl, picos mpl; (in Spanish pack) → espadas fpl
the three of spades → el tres de espadas
to play spades → jugar espadas
to play a spade → jugar una espada
the three of spades → el tres de espadas
to play spades → jugar espadas
to play a spade → jugar una espada
3. (pej) → negro/a m/f
spade [ˈspeɪd]
spade
spade [speɪd] n
spade [speɪd] n
a. (tool) → vanga; (child's) → paletta
to call a spade a spade (fig) → dire pane al pane (e vino al vino)
to call a spade a spade (fig) → dire pane al pane (e vino al vino)
b. (Cards) spades npl → picche fpl
the three of spades → il tre di picche
to play spades → giocare picche
to play a spade → giocare una carta di picche
the three of spades → il tre di picche
to play spades → giocare picche
to play a spade → giocare una carta di picche
spade [speɪd] n
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 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
spade2
n spade [speid]
one of the playing-cards of the suit spades. skoppens إحْدى أوراق البَسْتوني спатия piky spar das Pik μπαστούνι (στην τράπουλα) pica, espada poti ورق پيك pata pique “תִלתָן” ताश में हुकुम का पत्ता pik pikk sekop spaði picche スペード (카드) 스페이드 pikas, vynas (kāršu spēlē) pīķis daun sped schoppen spar (i kortstokk) pik espadas pică пика pika pikova karta pik spaderkort ไพ่โพดำ maça (一張)黑桃牌 вино, піки حکم کا پتّہ con pích （一张）黑桃牌
n pl spades
(sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits the ten of spades. skoppens البَسْتوني спатии piky spar das Pik μπαστούνια (στην τράπουλα) picas, espadas poti خال پيك pata pique “תִלתָן” ताश में हुकुम का पत्ता pikovi pikk sekop spaði picche スペード１組 스페이드 한 벌 pikai, vynai pīķa kārtis sped schoppen spar pik espadaL pică (la cărţi de joc) пиковая масть piky pik pik spader ไพ่โพดำ maça...-sı 一副黑桃(牌) вино, піки حکم کے پتّوں کا پورا سلسلہ một con bài trong hoa đó 一副黑桃（牌）
spade → مجراف rýč spade Spaten μπαστούνι pala lapio bêche lopata vanga 鋤 가래 spade spade łopata pá лопата spade พลั่ว kürek cái mai 铁锹
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