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ACE OF SPADES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ace of spades mean?
• ACE OF SPADES (noun)
The noun ACE OF SPADES has 1 sense:
1. the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death
Familiarity information: ACE OF SPADES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ace of spades" is a kind of...):
ace (one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face)
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