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card
(k/A/rd )

noun (n)

  • one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He collected cards and traded them with the other boys.
    source: wordnet30
  • a card certifying the identity of the bearer(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He had to show his card to get in.
    Synonym:
    identity card
    source: wordnet30
  • a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    They sent us a card from Miami.
    source: wordnet30
  • thin cardboard, usually rectangular(noun.substance)
    source: wordnet30
  • a witty amusing person who makes jokes(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    wag, wit
    source: wordnet30
  • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    bill, notice, placard, poster, posting
    source: wordnet30
  • a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    calling card, visiting card
    source: wordnet30
  • (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    You have to turn in your card to get a handicap.
    Synonym:
    scorecard
    source: wordnet30
  • a list of dishes available at a restaurant(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu
    source: wordnet30
  • (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate.
    Synonym:
    batting order, lineup
    source: wordnet30
  • a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    add-in, board, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in
    source: wordnet30
  • A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • separate the fibers of(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    tease
    source: wordnet30
  • ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!.
    source: wordnet30
  • To play at cards; to game.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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