Words similar to spade

Example sentences for: spade

How can you use “spade” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Y no tengo pelos en la lengua (`And I don't have hair on my tongue: I'm telling you what I think'), that is, llamo al pan pan, y al vino vino (`I'm calling bread bread and wine wine: I'm calling a spade a spade')--it's a muy fascinating language!
So I only wish that while delegitimizing Reed's Christian décor, the author could have called a spade a spade.
Yet another sitcom about a single female journalist, this one has a high-profile cast (George Segal; sex, lies, and videotape 's Laura San Giacomo; and Saturday Night Live 's David Spade).
This is the episode in which Finch (David Spade) tries to trick Maya (Laura San Giacomo) into engaging in "forbidden love" with another woman--while he watches.
Last year, when I finally got my own piece of dirt and took a spade to it, it landed with a thud.