Definitions for SPADE
spade

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. spadenoun

   a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

   "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps"

2. spadenoun

   a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

3. spadeverb

   dig (up) with a spade

   "I spade compost into the flower beds"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spadenoun

   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. spadenoun

   A playing card marked with the symbol .

   I've got only one spade in my hand.

3. spadenoun

   A black person.

4. spadeverb

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

5. Etymology: From spadu, spada, of origin. Cognate with Old Frisian spada, Old Saxon spado, German Spaten. Ultimately from spə-dh-, whence also Ancient Greek σπάθη, Hittite.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spadenoun

   Etymology: spad , Saxon; spade, Islandick and Dutch.

   1. The instrument of digging.

   Take the air of the earth new turned up, by digging with the spade, or standing by him that diggeth. Francis Bacon.

   Many learned men affirm, that some isthmes have been eat through by the sea, and others cut by the spade. Brown.

   His next advance was to the soldier’s trade,
   Where if he did not nimbly ply the spade,
   His surly officer ne’er fail’d to crack
   His knotty cudgel on his tougher back. Dryden.

   Here nature never diff’rence made
   Between the sceptre and the spade. Jonathan Swift.

   2.A deer three years old. Robert Ainsworth3. A suit of cards.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spade

   A spade is a tool primarily for digging consisting of a long handle and blade, typically with the blade narrower and flatter than the common shovel. Early spades were made of riven wood or of animal bones (often shoulder blades). After the art of metalworking was developed, spades were made with sharper tips of metal. Before the introduction of metal spades manual labor was less efficient at moving earth, with picks being required to break up the soil in addition to a spade for moving the dirt. With a metal tip, a spade can both break and move the earth in most situations, increasing efficiency. A classic spade, with a narrow body and flat (or near flat) tip is suited for digging post holes, and is not to be confused with a "roundpoint" shovel, which has a wider body and tapered tip.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spade

   A spade is a tool traditionally used for digging or cutting earth, soil, or other materials. It usually consists of a broad, flat blade attached to a long handle. The term "spade" could also refer to a suit in a deck of playing cards, symbolized by a black, pointed shape resembling a leaf or heart top with a stem at the bottom.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spadenoun

   a hart or stag three years old

2. Spadenoun

   a castrated man or beast

3. Spadenoun

   an implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel

4. Spadenoun

   one of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade

5. Spadenoun

   a cutting instrument used in flensing a whale

6. Spadeverb

   to dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade

7. Etymology: [Cf. Spay, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spade

   A spade is a tool designed primarily for the purpose of digging or removing earth and spreading the soil. Early spades were made of riven wood. After the art of metalworking was discovered, spades were made with sharper tips of metal. Before the introduction of metal spades manual labor was less efficient at moving earth, with picks being required to break up the soil in addition to a spade for moving the dirt. With a metal tip, a spade can both break and move the earth in most situations, increasing efficiency.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spade

   spād, n. a broad blade of iron with a handle, used for digging: a playing-card of one of the two black suits, shaped like a heart with a triangular handle.—v.t. to dig with a spade.—ns. Spade′-bone, the scapula; Spade′-foot, a scaphiopod or spade-footed toad; Spade′ful, as much as a spade will hold; Spade′-guin′ea, a guinea coined 1787-99, so called from the shield on the reverse side having the shape of the spade in playing-cards.—Call a spade a spade, to call things by their plain names, without softening: to speak out plainly. [A.S. spadu, spædu; L. spatha—Gr. spathē, any broad blade.]

2. Spade

   spād, n. a eunuch: a gelding.—Also Spā′do. [Gr. spadōn, a eunuch.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spade

   In open speaking, to call a spade a spade is to give a man his real character. The phrase is old and still in use.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPADE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spade is ranked #12264 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Spade surname appeared 2,536 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Spade.
   
   90.9% or 2,306 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 99 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 46 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Dig
   • Hand Shovel
   • Playing Card

Anagrams for SPADE »

1. adeps

2. sepad

3. depas

How to pronounce SPADE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SPADE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPADE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPADE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SPADE in a Sentence

1. Denzel Washington:

   I know you and your folks can come down here from God knows where and be about as black as the ace of spade, and as soon as you get here you start acting White. Treating us like we're your doormats.

2. Michelle Main:

   Threw a spade and got a heart.

3. Mark Roldan:

   My mom was one of the people that found her, she is a little shaken, especially with trauma such as this. It just really hit our family and I’m pretty sure the Spade family as well. It was just really shocking to find out her best friend Kate Spade and also a big influence in my life just passed.

4. Craig Johnson:

   We believe that Michael Kors and Kate Spade will still be showing solid growth, but not the robust, double-digit we've seen over the last couple of years.

5. Menander:

   I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPADE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spade
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPADE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spade
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPADE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SPADE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPADE
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SPADE
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html