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spade

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
PA
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

noun

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

noun

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

    “she led a low spade”

verb

  1. dig (up) with a spade

    “I spade compost into the flower beds”

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Example Sentences

she led a low spade
spades were trumps
I spade compost into the flower beds
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