[plural] [noun]Spades are one of the four suits in a set of playing cards.the ace/seven/queen of spades(US informal) If you have something in spades you have it to a very great degree.I don't get colds very often but when I do I get them in spades.
SPADES
Meaning of SPADES in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012