- enlarge image1[countable] a garden tool with a broad metal blade and a long handle, used for digging Turn the soil over with a spade. compare shovel
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- enlarge image2spades [plural] one of the four sets of cards (called suits) in a deck of cards. The cards have a black design shaped like pointed leaves with a short stem the five/queen/ace of spades
- 3[countable] a card from the set of spades You must play a spade if you have one. Idioms