Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 1 compound words that contain spades. The most common are listed below. Open spades in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- ace of spades
- jack of spadesOne of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- king of spadesOne of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- queen of spadesOne of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- kings of spadesplural of king of spades: One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- buckets and spadesplural of bucket and spade: A child’s toy, consisting of a (usually plastic) bucket and spade, used for building simple sandcastles at the beach.
- royal spadesplural of royal spade: In 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.
- Sam Spadesplural of Sam Spade: The fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
- turf spadesplural 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.
- peat spadesplural of peat 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.
- aces of spadesplural of ace of spades
- jacks of spadesplural of jack of spades: One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- queens of spadesplural of queen of spades: One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- black as the ace of spadesUtterly black; pitch-black.
- knave of spadesAlternative form of jack of spades: One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
- knaves of spadesplural of knave of spades: One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.
Compound words 1
- spadesmenplural of spadesman: A man who uses a spade or shovel.