Spade

noun

/speɪd/

Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

2.nounA playing card marked with the symbol ♠.

"I've got only one spade in my hand."

3.nounA black person.

4.nounA cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.

5.verbTo turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.

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