spading

We have found lemma(root) word of spading : spade.

Definitions


[speɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc.


Phrases:
- call a spade a spade

Origin:
Old English spadu, spada, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spade, German Spaten, also to Greek spathē ‘blade, paddle’


[speɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- dig over (ground) with a spade
(e.g: while spading the soil, I think of the flowers)


Phrases:
- call a spade a spade

Origin:
Old English spadu, spada, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch spade, German Spaten, also to Greek spathē ‘blade, paddle’


[speɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure with a small stalk

- a black person


Phrases:
- in spades

Origin:
late 16th century: from Italian spade, plural of spada ‘sword’, via Latin from Greek spathē; compare with spade




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