1. (n.)card a usu. rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to record information or, when preprinted, to identify the holder.
2. card one of a set of cards with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games.
3. card cards, (usu. with a sing. v.)
4. card a game or games played with such a set.
5. card the playing of such a game: to win at cards.
6. card something useful in attaining an objective, comparable to a high card held in a game.
7. card a card with a picture of a sports or other figure on one side and information about the figure on the other.
8. card a program of the events at races, etc.
9. card an amusing, witty, or prankish person.
10. (v.t.)card to provide with a card.
11. card to fasten on a card.
12. card to write, list, etc., on cards.
13. card to ask (a youth) to produce identification, esp. to check whether the person is of legal drinking age.
14. (n.)card a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning in order to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
15. card a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.
16. (v.t.)card to dress (wool or the like) with a card.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME carde < MF: lit., teasel head < LL cardus thistle, var. of L carduus)
Definition of 'CARD'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)card 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"
2. (noun)card, identity card a card certifying the identity of the bearer "he had to show his card to get in"
3. (noun)card a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures) "they sent us a card from Miami"
4. (noun)card thin cardboard, usually rectangular
5. (noun)wag, wit, card a witty amusing person who makes jokes
6. (noun)poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
7. (noun)calling card, visiting card, card a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
8. (noun)card, scorecard (golf) a record of scores (as in golf) "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
9. (noun)menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte a list of dishes available at a restaurant "the menu was in French"
10. (noun)batting order, card, lineup (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
11. (verb)circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
12. (verb)tease, card separate the fibers of "tease wool"
13. (verb)card 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!"
3. card a small piece of paper or plasticshowing information a student ID/identification card; He gave me his business card.; an appointment/recipe card
4. card one of 52 pieces of stiffpaper for playing games a deck/pack of cards
5. card cardboard ***an animal made of coloured card
6. (verb)card to ask sb to showidentification to card young people who buy alcohol
Definition of 'CARD'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)CARD 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
2. (noun)CARD a published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a goodcard for the last day of the fair
3. (noun)CARD a paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass
5. (noun)CARD an indicator card. See under Indicator
6. (noun)CARD 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
7. (noun)CARD a roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine
8. (verb)CARD to play at cards; to game
9. (verb)CARD to comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse