cardkɑrd(n.)

1. 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. one of a set of cards with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games.

   Category: Games

3. cards, (usu. with a sing. v.) a game or games played with such a set. the playing of such a game:

   to win at cards.

   Category: Games

4. something useful in attaining an objective, comparable to a high card held in a game.

5. Ref: greeting card.

6. Ref: postcard .

7. Ref: calling card (def. 1). 1

8. Category: Common Vocabulary, Business

   Ref: credit card.

9. a card with a picture of a sports or other figure on one side and information about the figure on the other.

   Category: Sport

10. a program of the events at races, etc.

    Category: Sport

11. Ref: compass card.

12. Category: Computers

    Ref: punch card.; board (def. 13a). 14 1

13. an amusing, witty, or prankish person.

    Category: Informal

14. (v.t.)to provide with a card.

15. to fasten on a card.

16. to write, list, etc., on cards.

17. to ask (a youth) to produce identification, esp. to check whether the person is of legal drinking age.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

Idioms for card:

1. in the cards,destined to occur.

   Category: Idiom

2. put or lay one's cards on the table,to be completely straightforward.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of card:

1350–1400; OE: paper, document, letter < L c(h)arta sheet of paper

cardkɑrd(n.)

1. 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.

   Category: Textiles

2. a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.

   Category: Textiles

3. (v.t.)to dress (wool or the like) with a card.

   Category: Textiles

Origin of card:

1325–75; ME carde < MF: lit., teasel head < LL cardus thistle, var. of L carduus

card′er(n.)

Card.

1. Cardinal.

   Category: Religion