Spade - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|speɪd|
Brit.
|speɪd|
noun
- a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
she led a low spade
spades were trumps
- a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the footspades were trumps
verb
- dig (up) with a spade
I spade compost into the flower beds
Extra examples
The garden needs spading up well before we can plant the seeds.
I spade compost into the flower beds
He used a spade to loosen the soil.
...although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job...
He quickly learns that every delve of his spade in the earth means money.
The spade and fork have longer shafts, providing better leverage.
The gardener rested for a moment on his spade, then proceeded with his work.
Find a spade and set to, there's a lot of work to do in the garden.
Word forms
noun
singular: spade
plural: spades
singular: spade
plural: spades
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