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  • adjective shaped in the form of a spade

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Examples

  • It is dense to the point of straining—but not breaking—the spade-shaped plastic spoon.

    In Search Of The Perfect Gelato Joe Ray 2011

  • Here they are, clockwise from top left: Great-grandfather William Pearson, who was barely 52 years old, with his elegantly groomed, spade-shaped beard.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • Spikes ran down its long, spade-shaped tail and continued up the dragon's entire length, ending at the base of the horned skull.

    Stalling 2010

  • Sparky lowered his spade-shaped head to the ground and sniffed.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Sir Marcus, who had caught a brief glimpse from his seat at the bedside, grinned in his spade-shaped beard.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • Sparky lowered his spade-shaped head to the ground and sniffed.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • The teeth of a porpoise are spade-shaped, whereas the teeth of the dolphin are conical.

    Dolphins and Porpoises 2008

  • Its sharp, strong, single spade-shaped end scarifies efficiently with less resistance than a wide hoe or a multi-tined tool.

    Seasonal gardening gifts: Where innovation meets practicality Joel M. Lerner 2010

  • Later, it'll be a pack of nine needles, to darken the line; later still, a spade-shaped array of as many as 15 needles, a magnum, shading the bird's wings and underbelly.

    The rise and rise of the tattoo 2010

  • Sparky lowered his spade-shaped head to the ground and sniffed.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

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