spade

(noun, verb)

noun

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

- she led a low spade

- spades were trumps

Definition categories: man–made

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

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with spade as a noun:

- I've got only one spade in my hand.

verb

1. dig (up) with a spade

- I spade compost into the flower beds

Definition categories: contact, delve, dig