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spades

The correct spelling is spades.

How to pronounce spades

/speɪdz/
noun

IPA: /speɪdz/

Say it like: Spa-des

The correct spelling is spades. A 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. For example: "I've got only one spade in my hand."

Usage Examples

I've got only one spade in my hand.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A 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. 2.A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
  3. 3.A black person.
  4. 4.A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
  5. 5.A hart or stag three years old.

verb

  1. 1.To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.

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