spade
noun (CARD) /speɪd/Definition
spades [plural or U] › one of the four suits in playing cards, which has one or more black symbols like a pointed leaf with a short stem: the Ace/Queen of spadesPlaying cards › [C] a playing card from the suit of spades: Don't you have any spades?Playing cards
(Definition of spade noun (CARD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- deal verb (SHARE OUT)
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- joker noun (CARD)
- pool noun (MONEY)
- queen noun (WOMAN)
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