"spades" in the noun sense
1. spade
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. spade
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
"spades" in the verb sense
1. spade
dig (up) with a spade
"I spade compost into the flower beds"
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