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card
1 uncountable Britishthick stiff paper, thinner than cardboard Synonyms and related words 2 countable a piece of thick stiff paper folded into two equal parts, with a picture and a message on itShe sent me a lovely card on my birthday. a card says/reads something: The card read, ‘Get Well Soon! Love from all at the office’. birthday/Christmas/get-well etc card: Did we get a Christmas card from your brother this year? Synonyms and related words
Paper and cards for letters and greetings aerogramme calling card card 2a a postcardI scribbled a quick card to my parents. Synonyms and related words
Paper and cards for letters and greetings aerogramme calling card card
3 countable one of a set of 52 small pieces of thick stiff paper used for various games. The set is called a pack or deck and is divided into four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Synonyms and related words
The cards in a set of cards 3a countable one of a set of small pieces of thick stiff paper used in games or activities such as happy families or tarot Synonyms and related words
The cards in a set of cards 3b cards plural the activity of playing games with a set of 52 cardsI’ve always been lucky at cards. play cards: Let’s play cards this evening. game of cards: There’s time for a quick game of cards. Synonyms and related words 3c the cards plural playing cards or tarot used for trying to discover what will happen in the futureShe said she had seen our future in the cards. Synonyms and related words
Magical objects and potions and lucky charms
4 countable a small piece of thick stiff paper or plastic that shows who you are and that you have authority or permission to do somethingI handed the assistant my library card. I can’t find my membership card for the sports centre. flash a card (=show someone a card quickly): They said they were police and flashed cards at us. Synonyms and related words
Documents giving permission to do something arrest warrant authorisation authorization 4a a small piece of thick stiff paper with your name, your job, and the name of your company printed on it Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery binder blotter blotting paper 4b a piece of thick stiff paper on which you record information about somethingTo register with the doctor you need your medical card. I looked at my score card. Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery binder blotter blotting paper 4c a piece of thick stiff paper with printed information on it, usually part of a seta collection of recipe cards Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery binder blotter blotting paper 4d a list of the sports events that are planned to take place at a particular timeThere are six events on the card today. Synonyms and related words
Sports events and competitions battle/war of nerves bye card
5 countable a small flat piece of plastic used for getting money from a bank, cash machine etc or for buying things. You are usually given a special number, called a PIN number, with your card so that you can get money from a machineI gave the waiter my card. She produced her Visa card and paid the bill. Synonyms and related words
Cash machines and using cash machines Synonyms and related words
Telephones and telecommunication equipment
6 countable something that gives you an advantage in doing somethingsomeone’s strongest/best/trump/winning card: His strongest card was his friendship with the prince. Synonyms and related words 7 countable computinga circuit board that fits inside a computer and connects to a particular piece of equipment such as a modem or computer screenYou’ll have to install a new Ethernet card. Synonyms and related words
General computer equipment and parts accelerated graphics port accelerator card ADC 8 countable informal old-fashionedsomeone who makes you laugh Synonyms and related words
People who make others laugh or are fun to be with 9 off the cardshighly unlikelyThe White House claimed that returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuba was off the cards. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/01/2015
the cards are stacked against someone the cards are stacked in someone’s favour get/be given your cards have a card up your sleeve hold/have all the cards hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest lay/put your cards on the table on the cards play the...card card
1 countable a small flat piece of plastic used for getting money from a bank, ATM, etc. or for buying things. You are usually given a special number, called a PIN number, with your card so that you can get money from a machineI gave the waiter my card. She produced her Visa card and paid the bill. Synonyms and related words
Cash machines and using cash machines ABM ATM automated teller machine Synonyms and related words
Telephones and telecommunication equipment
2 countable a small piece of thick stiff paper or plastic that shows who you are and that you have authority or permission to do somethingI handed the assistant my library card. I can’t find my membership card for the health club. flash a card (=show someone a card quickly): They said they were from the gas company and flashed cards at us. Synonyms and related words
Documents giving permission to do something arrest warrant authorisation authorization 2a a small piece of thick stiff paper with your name, your job, and the name of your company printed on it Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery 2b a piece of thick stiff paper on which you record information about somethingI looked at my score card. Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery 2c a piece of thick stiff paper with printed information on it, usually part of a seta collection of recipe cards Synonyms and related words
Office supplies and other stationery 2d a list of the sports events that are planned to take place at a particular timeThere are six events on the card today. Synonyms and related words
Sports events and competitions battle/war of nerves bye card
3 countable a piece of thick stiff paper folded into two equal parts, with a picture and a message on itShe sent me a lovely card on my birthday. a card says/reads something: The card read, “Get Well Soon! Love from all at the office.” birthday/Christmas/get-well, etc. card: Did we get a Christmas card from your brother this year? Synonyms and related words
Paper and cards for letters and greetings aerogram announcement calling card 3a a postcardI scribbled a quick card to my parents. Synonyms and related words
Paper and cards for letters and greetings aerogram announcement calling card
4 countable one of a set of 52 small pieces of thick stiff paper used for various games. The set is called a pack or deck and is divided into four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Synonyms and related words
The cards in a set of cards 4a cards plural the activity of playing games with a set of 52 cardsI’ve always been lucky at cards. play cards: Let’s play cards this evening. game of cards: There’s time for a quick game of cards. Synonyms and related words 4b countable one of a set of small pieces of thick stiff paper used in games or activities such as tarot Synonyms and related words
The cards in a set of cards 4c the cards plural playing cards or tarot used for trying to discover what will happen in the futureShe said she had seen our future in the cards. Synonyms and related words
Magical objects and potions and lucky charms
5 countable something that gives you an advantage in doing somethingsomeone’s strongest/best/trump/winning card: His strongest card was his friendship with the prince. Synonyms and related words 6 countable computinga circuit board that fits inside a computer and connects to a particular piece of equipment such as a modem or computer screenYou’ll have to install a new Ethernet card. Synonyms and related words
General computer equipment and parts accelerated graphics port accelerator card ADC 7 countable informal old-fashionedsomeone who makes you laugh Synonyms and related words
People who make others laugh or are fun to be with 8 uncountable Britishthick stiff paper, thinner than cardboard Synonyms and related words 9 off the cardshighly unlikelyThe White House claimed that returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuba was off the cards. Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 30/01/2015
the cards are stacked against someone the cards are stacked in someone’s favor have a card up your sleeve hold/have all the cards hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest in the cards lay/put your cards on the table play the...card
cardverb transitive UK /kɑː(r)d/ 1 to give a player a red card or yellow card in football, for bad behaviourbe red/yellow carded: Copland was red carded for two offences. Synonyms and related words
Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions 2 to pull a tool like a comb through wool or cotton to make it ready for spinning Synonyms and related words 3 mainly journalismto achieve a particular score, especially in golfVickery finished third after carding a score of 68. Synonyms and related words 4 to verify someone’s age, by checking their identificationI got carded in the pub last night! Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/05/2010
cardverb transitive US /kɑrd/ 1 Americanto ask someone to show a document that proves their age, especially in a bar Synonyms and related words
To study, check or examine something 2 mainly journalismto achieve a particular score, especially in golfVickery finished third after carding a score of 68. Synonyms and related words 3 to give a player a red card or yellow card in soccer, for bad behavior Synonyms and related words
Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions 4 to pull a tool like a comb through wool or cotton to make it ready for spinning Synonyms and related words 5 to verify someone’s age, by checking their identificationI got carded in the pub last night! Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/05/2010
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