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A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging
“I use a spade to make holes with straight sides for planting trees, shrubs, and big clumps of perennials, and to dig up those same plants in order to transplant them.”
A card used in recreational games or activities, especially as part of a pack
A short pole with a broad blade used to move a vessel through water
A tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal
To dig or turn over soil with a spade
“I remember when my father tried to teach me how to spade the garden.”
To break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting
Past participle for to deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics
“We have no by-laws forcing pet owners to spay or neuter their cats and dogs.”
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