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Spade

noun

/speɪd/

Meaning

a tool with a flat blade for digging; a playing card suit

The gardener used a spade to dig holes for planting flowers.

shovel, digging tool, spud

dig with a spade, garden spade, call a spade a spade

a small orange-colored fruit with a soft skin and sweet flesh

Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.

A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.

A person's natural height or their reputation and importance.

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

a statement or idea on which reasoning or an argument is based; also a building or property