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Rarespades
The correct spelling is spades.
How to pronounce spades
/speɪdz/
nounIPA: /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.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.A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
- 3.A black person.
- 4.A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
- 5.A hart or stag three years old.
verb
- 1.To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
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