jack of spades

Profile-facing court card

The jack of spades is a playing card—the knave or jack in the spade suit, typically depicting a one-eyed figure in profile.

In cartomancy, it sometimes represents a young dark-haired man or warns of trouble.

The card appears in various card games with specific rules or point values depending on the game.

card

playing cards

Numbered suited game pieces

  • deckShip's flat surface
  • suitMatched formal garments
  • rankPosition in hierarchy

court · knave · shuffle · deal · hand · pip · face card · standard deck · fifty-two · cardstock

games

poker

Hearth implement for coals

hearts · pinochle · whist · cribbage · solitaire · baccarat · trump · trick · bid · discard

trickery

deception

Intentional misleading of others

  • cunningSly, scheming cleverness
  • guileSly, strategic dishonesty
  • rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent

scoundrel · knave · mischief · slyness · chicanery · subterfuge · duplicity · scheming · conniving · wiles

symbolism

knave

Dishonest, unprincipled person

  • pageNoble's young assistant
  • servantOne employed to serve
  • youthState of being immature

soldier · warrior · profile · one-eyed · nobility · heraldry · royal court · attendant · medieval · iconography

superstition

bad luck

Unfavorable chance events

unlucky · portent · misfortune · warning · foreboding · divination · fortune telling · occult

Categories
Opposites
card suit color

jack of spadesjack of hearts

Playing card, amorous suit

jack of diamonds · king of hearts · ace of hearts · queen of diamonds · king of diamonds

card rank hierarchy

jack of spadesace of spades

Pointed black trump

king of spades · queen of spades · queen of diamonds · queen of clubs

Family

jack, spade, jacks, spades, spaded, spading

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G