Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "spade" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bucket and spade call a spade a shovel call a spade a spade call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel call a spade a spade, not a big spoon in spades peat spade royal spade spade foot spade fork spade man spade mashie spade money spade-foot spade-handed spade-man spade-toothed whale spade-worker spadefoot spadeful spadelike spader spadework spadeworker turf spade

Distinct From

club

Etymologically Related To

spado spay

Context

ethnic slur offensive

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cut into delve dig hand shovel playing card turn over

Type Of (IsA)

hand shovel playing card suit tool

Manner Of

dig

Related Terms

black blade call spade spade card card suit cards castrate dig flense garden handle hart in cards in spades playing card sharp sharp shovel shovel small stag suit tool whale

Similar Terms

shovel

Used For

digging

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.