card

Nouns

  • (n) one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
    • he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
  • (n) a card certifying the identity of the bearer
    • he had to show his card to get in
    identity card,
  • (n) a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
    • they sent us a card from Miami
  • (n) thin cardboard, usually rectangular
  • (n) a witty amusing person who makes jokes wag, wit,
  • (n) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    • a poster advertised the coming attractions
    placard, poster, posting, notice, bill,
  • (n) a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited visiting card, calling card,
  • (n) (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
    • you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
    scorecard,
  • (n) a list of dishes available at a restaurant
    • the menu was in French
    bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu,
  • (n) (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
    • the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
    batting order, lineup,
  • (n) a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities add-in, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in, board,

Verbs

  • (v) separate the fibers of
    • tease wool
    tease,
  • (v) ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
    • I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!

Synonyms

tease identity card wag wit placard poster posting notice bill visiting card calling card scorecard bill of fare carte carte du jour menu batting order lineup add-in circuit board circuit card plug-in board

Words of close approximity

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cab CAD cam can cap car CAT caw cay
CABG cafe caff cage cagy Cain cake calf Cali calk call calm calx camo camp cane cant cape capo care cark carp cart case Cash cask cast caul cave cavy
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