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card¹ Definition

card (kärd)

noun

  1. a flat, stiff piece of thick paper or thin pasteboard, usually rectangular, as
    1. any of a pack of small, specially marked cards used in playing various games; specif., any of a pack of playing cards
    2. compass card
    3. ☆ a pasteboard with a number of small articles attached for sale a card of thumbtacks
    4. postcard
    5. calling card
    6. a card identifying a person as an agent, member, patron, etc.
    7. credit card
    8. an illustrated or decorated card bearing a message or greeting for some occasion a birthday card
    9. a card to advertise or announce an event, product, etc. a window card
    10. any of a series of cards on which information is recorded file card, index card
    11. ☆ score card (sense )
  2. ☆ a series of contests making up a program, esp. in boxing
  3. an event or attraction as described in a printed program drawing card
  4. Electronics
    1. a punch card or a card with a strip encoded magnetically
    2. a printed circuit board that plugs into a main circuit board
  5. Informal a witty, comical, or clowning person
  6. Informal a diplomatic maneuver or a force or resource that can be used to help achieve a goal

Etymology: ME carde < OFr carte < ML carta, card, paper < L charta, leaf of paper, tablet < Gr chartēs, layer of papyrus; prob. < Egypt

transitive verb

  1. to provide with a card
  2. to put on a card
  3. to list on cards for filing, cataloging, etc.
  4. to make as a score in golf
  5. Slang to ask (a young person) for identification, as an ID card, as to establish proof of legal age to drink alcohol

adjective

of or involving playing cards a card trick

card¹ Idioms

card up one's sleeve

a plan or resource kept secret or held in reserve

in the cards

☆

likely or seemingly destined to happen: from the use of cards in fortunetelling

put one's cards on the table

or lay one's cards on the table

to reveal frankly one's intentions, schemes, resources, etc.

card² Definition

card (kärd)

noun

  1. a wire brush for raising the nap on cloth
  2. a machine with rollers covered with metal spikes, used to brush, clean, and disentangle the short fibers of wool, cotton, flax, etc.
  3. a hand-held implement for this, with short, fine spikes set in leather with a stiff backing

Etymology: ME & OFr carde < OProv carda < cardar, to card < VL *caritare < L carrere, to card < IE base *kars-, to scrape; sp. infl. by assoc. with ML cardus, a card, thistle < L carduus, thistle, of same orig.

transitive verb

to use a card on (fibers) in preparation for spinning

card² Related Forms
card′er noun card′·ing noun, adjective
card Synonyms

card

n.

ticket, sheet, square, postcard, badge, slip, voucher, pass, label, tag, placard, plaque, board, paper, cardboard, pasteboard, Bristol board, fiberboard. see also paper 1, 5.

Varieties of cards include: poster, window card, show card, ticket, fortune-telling cards, tarot cards, tally, check, billet, calling, business, playing, bridge, poker, pinochle, address, visiting, credit, charge, greeting, registration, filing, recipe, index, check-cashing, automated teller machine, ATM, bank, police, social security, membership, insurance, identification, I.D.*;

in the cards<strong>

probable, predicted, fated, impending; see destined 1, likely 1.

put<strong> or </strong>lay one's cards on the table<strong>

reveal, tell the truth, be open; see admit 2, reveal 1, tell 1.

card Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • greet: From greeting cards, to customisable chocolate, there are loads of personalized gifts there somewhere.
  • accept: If the company will accept credit cards for the whole job then that's even better.

Adjective modifier

  • id: Using an ID card dropped in the tunnel the four men go in search of their quarry.
  • yellow: The time standard is enforced by our Golf Course marshals who will operate a warning - yellow card - red card system.
  • smart: Technical Solutions The scheme is based on Mifare Classic smart cards.
  • red: Three black cards and three red cards are removed from a deck.
  • wild: Develop wild card & programs for hard to reach groups across leisure and culture.
  • sound: All other aspects of the software will work fine without a sound card.

Modifies a noun

  • issuer: Your card issuer will then raise the issue with the ATM owner on your behalf.
  • stud: Seven card stud the early to also run through she describes being.
  • holder: Your billing address details much match the Hope account or card holders primary details.
  • fraud: Unfortunately credit card fraud is becoming an increasingly worrying concern.
  • transaction: Credit Card Transactions All your details are kept strictly confidential.
  • payment: Yes, we use Paypal to process your credit card payments.

Noun used with modifier

  • credit: Also compare online UK credit cards by their interest rates.
  • debit: Will I need to apply for a new debit card to use RBS Secure?
  • graphics: How to install the OpenGL drivers for Nvidia graphics cards on Linux.
  • memory: Decrease the data being written to the memory card to less than 32 MB.
  • identity: An identity card would do little to solve the biggest problem for police - linking individuals to crimes.
  • greeting: From colorful rugs to greetings cards, Johnson Crafts have the kit that is right for you.
card Quotes

The world isaglobal campus,Hilary, you'd betterbelieve it. The American Express card has replaced the library pass.

—Lodge, David John

'Good-morning; good-morning!'the General said When we met him last weekon our way to the line. Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of 'em dead, And we're cursing his staff for incompetent swine. 'He's a cheery old card,'grunted Harry to Jack As they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack. But he did for them both by his plan of attack.

—Sassoon, Siegfried Louvain

Estou farto do lirismo comedido Do lirismo bem comportado Do lirismo funciona¤  rio p u¤ blico com livro de ponto expediente protocolo e manifesta c° o‹  es de apre c° o ao Sr Diretor. Estou farto do lirismo que pa¤  ra e vai averiguar no diciona¤  rio o cunho verna¤  culo de um voca¤  bulo. Abaixo os puristas I'm sick of cautious lyricism of well-behaved lyricism of a civil servant lyricism complete with time card office hours set procedures and expressions of esteem for Mr Boss, Sir. I'm sick of the lyricism that has to stop in midstream to look up the precise meaning of a word. Down with purists!

—Bandeira, Manuel