cards

/ kɑːdz /

noun

1. usually functioning as singular
   1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
   2. the playing of such a game
2. an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer
3. get one's cards
   to be told to leave one's employment
4. on the cards
   possible or likely US equivalentin the cards
5. play one's cards
   to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )
6. put one's cards on the table or lay one's cards on the table or show one's cards
   to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

Example Sentences

For now, Mike Huckabee seems to be keeping his cards close to his chest.

From BBC

Jurado waved at a mound of mementos around her dining room table gifted by volunteers and voters — scrapbooks, posters, artwork, photo collages — mixed in among thank-you cards that need to be mailed out.

From Los Angeles Times

These three Hall of Fame inductees beat out other finalists like Apples to Apples, balloons and Pokémon trading cards.

From Salon

Right around that age, I became obsessed with a few brands and started collecting; whether it was trading cards or shoes or certain clothing items, there was this curiosity and interest in organizing and collecting.

From Los Angeles Times

As I wrote in the original "cat lady" column, many women are slowly awakening to the fact that they hold more cards in their romantic hands than they've been previously allowed to see.

From Salon