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Spaded vs Shaded - What's the difference?

spaded | shaded |

As verbs the difference between spaded and shaded

is that spaded is (spad) while shaded is (shade).

As an adjective shaded is

being in the shade, not in direct light.

spaded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (spade)

    • spade

    English

    (wikipedia spade)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) spadu, spada, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 1898 , , Chapter 4
    • 'Make your mind easy,' Ratsey said; 'I have dug too often in this graveyard for any to wonder if they see me with a spade .'
  • A playing card marked with the symbol .
    • I've got only one spade in my hand.
  • (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
  • A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
    • Related terms
    * in spades * call a spade a spade

    Verb

    (spad)
  • To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
  • (videogaming) To collect and statistically analyze data, for the purpose of determining the underlying random number generator structure or numeric formula.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare spay, noun.

    Alternative forms

    * spaid * spayade

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hart or stag three years old.
  • A castrated man or animal.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    shaded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being in the shade, not in direct light.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shade)

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