noun
spades
spaydz
noun
1
The suit of playing cards marked with the black ♠ symbol.
"She sorted her hand and counted five spades."
2
A card game in which spades are always the trump suit.
"We played spades on the porch all afternoon."
How to Use Spades
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe black-leaf-symbol suit in a card deck, or a trick-taking card game built around that suit.
Common pairings
play spades
trump with a spade
in spades (meaning "in abundance")
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