Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 26 compound words that contain spade. The most common are listed below. Open spade in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- call a spade a spadeTo put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
- Sam SpadeThe fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
- spade-footAlternative form of spadefoot: Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- bucket and spadeA child’s toy, consisting of a (usually plastic) bucket and spade, used for building simple sandcastles at the beach.
- spade manA man who works with a spade.
- spade-handedHaving large, spatulate hands.
- spade moneyAn early form of coin and commodity money used during the Zhou dynasty in China.
- turf spadeA long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.
- spade-footsplural of spade-foot: Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- spade-toothed whaleA whale of species Mesoplodon traversii.
- spade-toothed whalesplural of spade-toothed whale: A whale of species Mesoplodon traversii.
- called a spade a spadesimple past and past participle of call a spade a spade
- calling a spade a spadepresent participle and gerund of call a spade a spade
- calls a spade a spadethird-person singular simple present indicative of call a spade a spade: To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
- royal spadeIn auction bridge, a spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score value of 9.
- spade feetplural of spade foot: Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- spade forkSynonym of digging fork: A hand tool used in farming and gardening, with several short, sturdy tines and a straight handle either waist-high or chest-high; it is used for digging and aerating soil.
- spade forksplural of spade fork: A hand tool used in farming and gardening, with several short, sturdy tines and a straight handle either waist-high or chest-high; it is used for digging and aerating soil.
- spade menplural of spade man: A man who works with a spade.
- spade-workerAlternative form of spadeworker: One who does spadework, now especially in the figurative sense of preparatory work.
- spade-workersplural of spade-worker: One who does spadework, now especially in the figurative sense of preparatory work.
- peat spadeSynonym of turf spade: A long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.
- spade moneysplural of spade money: An early form of coin and commodity money used during the Zhou dynasty in China.
- call a spade a shovelTo put it more than bluntly; to express a truth forcefully; to use exaggerated language to make a statement of fact.
- called a spade a shovelsimple past and past participle of call a spade a shovel
Compound words 26
- spadefootAny member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- spadeworkWork done by digging with a spade.
- spadefishAny of several marine fish of the family Ephippidae
- spadeworkerOne who does spadework, now especially in the figurative sense of preparatory work.
- spademanAlternative form of spade man: A man who works with a spade.
- spadesmanA man who uses a spade or shovel.
- spadeloadSynonym of spadeful (noun).
- respadeTo spade (turn over soil) again.
- spadeableAble to be shifted using a spade.
- spadefulThe amount held or moved by a spade at once.