spade
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- noun
- /speɪd/
:
pica
- She discarded a spade when it was her turn to play.
- ace of spades
- play spades
- bid one spade
He did switch from the King of Clouds to the king of spades or vice versa now.
- He did switch from the King of Clouds to the king of spades or vice versa now.
- It was blowing this clouds as black as the ace of spades.
- The wrapping thing is to take off the Joker got all the spades, all the diamonds, all the clubs and all the hearts.
- That card was the ace of spades.
- Who is the ace, the Jack, the spade and the king in the spade?
Examples
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Louisa, you shouldn't have played that spade.
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Throw down a spade or seven unless you have an eight.
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Max kept the ten of spades with his king and took two more cards.
Fiction book (2002) -
On the third card, her spade queen still reigned.
Fiction book (1995) -
Max kept the king of spades and tossed three cards back into the pile.
Fiction book (2002) -
In every spread of the cards, she turned up both the ace of spades and the queen of diamonds.
Fiction book (1990) -
Whenever I'd ask her to think of a card, she always said 'ace of spades.'
Fiction book (1994) -
In the game, I played the spade to win the trick.
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The ace of spades is often considered the highest card in many games.
Idioms
- Informal
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6.0
To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
Compounds
- Specialized
A flat drill bit with a pointed center and two sharp sides for making large holes in wood
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spade The card spade takes its name from the Italian word spada, which means 'sword', because old card pictures showed a pointed weapon, so the black spade keeps the image of a sharp 'sword'.