spade
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
spades
plural
spades
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPADE
1
[count]
:
a tool with a heavy metal blade attached to a handle that is used for digging
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see picture at gardening
2
[count]
:
a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like a pointed leaf
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see picture at playing card
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two hearts, one club, and three spades
3
spades
[plural]
:
the suit in a deck of playing cards that consists of spades
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the queen of spades
call a spade a spade
:
to speak in an honest and direct way
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Why don't you just call a spade a spade and say that he's a liar?
in spades
:
to a great degree
:
in large amounts
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We've been having problems in spades.
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His hard work and dedication were rewarded in spades.
