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card
1[ kahrd ]
noun
- a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card.
- cards, (usually used with a singular verb)
- a game or games played with such a set.
- the playing of such a game:
to win at cards.
- Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more.
- Whist. tricks won in excess of six.
- Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion.
- something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game:
If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play.
- a specified topic that elicits strong reactions, brought up as part of a strategic move to gain an advantage:
She was accused of playing the gender card when her male boss passed her over for promotion.
He pulled the race card by branding his Muslim opponent as radical.
- Commerce.
- a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc.
- a menu or wine list.
- Computers.
- Informal.
- a person who is amusing or facetious.
- any person, especially one with some indicated characteristic:
a queer card.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with a card.
- to fasten on a card.
- to write, list, etc., on cards.
- Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of:
The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age.
card
2[ kahrd ]
noun
- a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
- a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.
verb (used with object)
- to dress (wool or the like) with a card.
Card.
3abbreviation for
- Cardinal.
Card.
1abbreviation for
- Cardinal
card
2/ kɑːd /
verb
- tr to comb out and clean fibres of wool or cotton before spinning
noun
- (formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth
card
3/ kɑːd /
noun
- a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard, usually rectangular, with varied uses, as for filing information in an index, bearing a written notice for display, entering scores in a game, etc
- such a card used for identification, reference, proof of membership, etc
visiting card
identity card
library card
- such a card used for sending greetings, messages, or invitations, often bearing an illustration, printed greetings, etc
birthday card
Christmas card
- one of a set of small pieces of cardboard, variously marked with significant figures, symbols, etc, used for playing games or for fortune-telling
- short for playing card
- ( as modifier )
a card game
- ( in combination )
cardsharp
- informal.a witty, entertaining, or eccentric person
- short for cheque card credit card
- See compass card
- Also calledrace card horse racing a daily programme of all the races at a meeting, listing the runners, riders, weights to be carried, distances to be run, and conditions of each race
- a thing or action used in order to gain an advantage, esp one that is concealed and kept in reserve until needed (esp in the phrase a card up one's sleeve )
- short for printed circuit card See printed circuit board
Derived Forms
- ˈcarder, noun
- ˈcarding, noun
Other Words From
- carder noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of card1
Origin of card2
Word History and Origins
Origin of card1
Origin of card2
Idioms and Phrases
- card out, Printing. to add extra space between lines of text, so as to fill out a page or column or give the text a better appearance.
- in / on the cards, impending or likely; probable:
A reorganization is in the cards.
- play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously:
If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will.
- put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing:
He always believed in putting his cards on the table.
More idioms and phrases containing card
- hold all the aces (the trump card)
- house of cards
- in the cards
- lay one's cards on the table
- play one's cards close to one's chest
- play one's cards right
- trump card
- wild card
Example Sentences
She used her grandmother’s bank account to make more than $14,000 in payments for those credit card charges without her grandmother’s knowledge, prosecutors said.
After approximately 15 minutes, once the card has dried, it is sent by regular mail to a laboratory, where modern high-sensitivity techniques are used to analyze it.
He made it through 10 weeks of report cards academically eligible.
Unlike U.S. citizens or green card holders, undocumented farmworkers do not qualify for federal unemployment or disaster benefits.
In love, it can be terrifying to show all your cards, to make yourself vulnerable, to let your desire be fully seen.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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