SPADE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
   Hypernyms(s) spade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand shovel (what does hand shovel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ditch spade (what does ditch spade mean?)
   • long-handled spade (what does long-handled spade mean?)
   • garden spade (what does garden spade mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spade (what does spade mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a playing card in the major suit of spades
   Hypernyms(s) spade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • playing card (what does playing card mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person
   Synonym(s)
   • coon (what does coon mean?)
   • jigaboo (what does jigaboo mean?)
   • nigga (what does nigga mean?)
   • nigger (what does nigger mean?)
   • nigra (what does nigra mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • only a Black can call another Black a nigga
   Hypernyms(s) spade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Black (what does Black mean?)
   • Black person (what does Black person mean?)
   • blackamoor (what does blackamoor mean?)
   • Negro (what does Negro mean?)
   • Negroid (what does Negroid mean?)

SPADE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • dig (up) with a spade
   Usage Example(s)
   • I spade compost into the flower beds
   Hypernyms(s) spade is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • delve (what does delve mean?)
   • cut into (what does cut into mean?)
   • turn over (what does turn over mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ridge (what does ridge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spade (what does spade mean?)