spade

[ speyd ]

/ speɪd /

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noun

a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.

some implement, piece, or part resembling this.

a sharp projection on the bottom of a gun trail, designed to dig into the earth to restrict backward movement of the carriage during recoil.

verb (used with object), spad·ed, spad·ing.

to dig, cut, or remove with a spade (sometimes followed by up): Let's spade up the garden and plant some flowers.

Idioms for spade

call a spade a spade, to call something by its real name; be candidly explicit; speak plainly or bluntly: To call a spade a spade, he's a crook.

in spades, Informal.

in the extreme; positively: He's a hypocrite, in spades.
without restraint; outspokenly: I told him what I thought, in spades.

Origin of spade

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English spadu; cognate with Dutch spade,German Spaten,Old Norse spathi spade, Greek spáthē broad, flat piece of wood

OTHER WORDS FROM spade

spadelike, adjectivespader, nounun·spad·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH spade

spade , spay

Words nearby spade

spacial formula, spacing, spacious, spackle, SPAD, spade, spadefish, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, spadeful, spade guinea

Definition for spade (2 of 2)

spade²

[ speyd ]

/ speɪd /

noun

a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.

a card of the suit bearing such figures.

spades,

(used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Spades is trump. Spades count double.
(used with a plural verb)Casino. the winning of seven spades or more.

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

Origin of spade

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian, plural of spada originally, “sword,” from Latin spatha, from Greek spáthē; see spade¹

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Example sentences from the Web for spade

Pappy, I thought you 'uz goin' to git 'at long bed all spade' up fer me by noon.
Seventeen|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for spade (1 of 2)

spade¹

/ (speɪd) /

noun

a tool for digging, typically consisting of a flat rectangular steel blade attached to a long wooden handle

an object or part resembling a spade in shape
(as modifier)a spade beard

a heavy metallic projection attached to the trail of a gun carriage that embeds itself into the ground and so reduces recoil

a type of oar blade that is comparatively broad and shortCompare spoon (def. 6)

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

verb

(tr) to use a spade on

Derived forms of spade

spader, noun

Word Origin for spade

Old English spadu; related to Old Norse spathi, Old High German spato, Greek spathē blade

British Dictionary definitions for spade (2 of 2)

spade²

/ (speɪd) /

noun

the black symbol on a playing card resembling a heart-shaped leaf with a stem
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

a derogatory word for Black

in spades informal in an extreme or emphatic way

Word Origin for spade

C16: from Italian spada sword, used as an emblem on playing cards, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade, broadsword

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with spade

spade

see call a spade a spade; do the spadework; in spades.

单词	spade
释义	spade ¹ [ speyd ] / speɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spade ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel. some implement, piece, or part resembling this. a sharp projection on the bottom of a gun trail, designed to dig into the earth to restrict backward movement of the carriage during recoil. verb (used with object), spad·ed, spad·ing. to dig, cut, or remove with a spade (sometimes followed by up): Let's spade up the garden and plant some flowers. Idioms for spade call a spade a spade, to call something by its real name; be candidly explicit; speak plainly or bluntly: To call a spade a spade, he's a crook. in spades, Informal. in the extreme; positively: He's a hypocrite, in spades. without restraint; outspokenly: I told him what I thought, in spades. Origin of spade ¹ before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English spadu; cognate with Dutch spade,German Spaten,Old Norse spathi spade, Greek spáthē broad, flat piece of wood OTHER WORDS FROM spade spadelike, adjectivespader, nounun·spad·ed, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH spade spade , spay Words nearby spade spacial formula, spacing, spacious, spackle, SPAD, spade, spadefish, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, spadeful, spade guinea Definition for spade (2 of 2) spade² [ speyd ] / speɪd / noun a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards. a card of the suit bearing such figures. spades, (used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Spades is trump. Spades count double. (used with a plural verb)Casino. the winning of seven spades or more. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person. Origin of spade ² First recorded in 1590–1600; from Italian, plural of spada originally, “sword,” from Latin spatha, from Greek spáthē; see spade¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spade Pappy, I thought you 'uz goin' to git 'at long bed all spade' up fer me by noon. Seventeen\|Booth Tarkington British Dictionary definitions for spade (1 of 2) spade¹ / (speɪd) / noun a tool for digging, typically consisting of a flat rectangular steel blade attached to a long wooden handle an object or part resembling a spade in shape (as modifier)a spade beard a heavy metallic projection attached to the trail of a gun carriage that embeds itself into the ground and so reduces recoil a type of oar blade that is comparatively broad and shortCompare spoon (def. 6) 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 verb (tr) to use a spade on Derived forms of spade spader, noun Word Origin for spade Old English spadu; related to Old Norse spathi, Old High German spato, Greek spathē blade British Dictionary definitions for spade (2 of 2) spade² / (speɪd) / noun the black symbol on a playing card resembling a heart-shaped leaf with a stem 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 a derogatory word for Black in spades informal in an extreme or emphatic way Word Origin for spade C16: from Italian spada sword, used as an emblem on playing cards, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade, broadsword Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with spade spade see call a spade a spade; do the spadework; in spades. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to spade shovel, spud, digger
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spade

noun

verb (used with object), spad·ed, spad·ing.

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Definition for spade (2 of 2)

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