spade

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
2. 2
   A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
3. 3
   A device for terminating an electrical conductor resembling a small spade.
4. 4
   A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
5. 5
   A black person.

Verb

1. 1
   To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
2. 2
   simple past and past participle of spay

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.