spade | ||
1. | [ noun ] (cards) a playing card in the major suit of spades | |
Related terms: | playing_card major_suit | |
2. | [ verb ] dig (up) with a spade | |
Examples: | "I spade compost into the flower beds" |
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Related terms: | dig ridge | |
3. | [ noun ] a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot | |
Related terms: | hand_shovel garden_spade ditch_spade | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15336 | |
5. | [ noun ] (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person | |
Synonyms: | nigger nigra nigga jigaboo coon | |
Examples: | "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" |
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Related terms: | Black boy ethnic_slur | |
Similar spelling: |
Spode spud spite Speth Speed spate Spady Spada speedy spayed Spaeth spathe |