spade in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
spade in Hindi हिन्दी
spade in Malayalam മലയാളം
spade in Sindhi سنڌي
spade in Telugu తెలుగు
spade in English
- spade⇄adj. spadelike.
- spade⇄expr. call a spade a spade, to call a thing by its real name; speak plainly and frankly, without mincing words.
Ex. If it is absolutely necessary to call a spade a spade then it must be done in a whisper (Punch). - spade⇄expr. in spades, (U.S. Informal.)
a. to the utmost degree; plentifully.
Ex. ""Bob Taft did not have political ... appeal,"" says a conservative strategist. ""But Barry has it--in spades"" (Newsweek).
b. without holding back; with a ve - spade⇄expr. spades, the suit of playing cards bearing black spade figures, usually the highest-ranking suit.
Ex. ""Let spades be trumps!"" she said, and trumps they were (Alexander Pope). - spade⇄noun spader.
- spade⇄noun 1. a tool for digging, having an iron blade, which can be pressed into the ground with the foot, and a long handle with a grip or crosspiece at the top. It is a kind of shovel.
2. any one of various spadelike knives used by whalers, especiall - spade⇄spade (1), noun, verb, spaded,spading.
- spade⇄spade (2), noun.
1. a black figure shaped somewhat like the blade of a leaf, used on playing cards.
2. a card bearing such figures.
Ex. The spade took the trick.
3. (U.S. Slang.) a male Negro (used in an unfriendly way). - spade⇄v.i., v.t. to dig, cut, or remove with a spade.
Ex. to spade up worms. Spade up the garden.