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Definition of "spades" [spades]

  • Plural form of spade. (noun)
  • One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠. (noun)
  • A card game in which the spade suit cards are trumps. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spade. (verb)

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Use "spades" in a sentence
  • "The only thing Haiti has in spades is garbage, feces, and well, spades."
  • "What I have used, in spades, is the modeling and 'systematizing' skills I learned from studying physics."
  • "Hopefully you will pull out some of the same nuggets that I did … gaining a new perspective from someone who has done it and done it in spades is really really powerful for me."