Definitions for CARD
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cardnoun

   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. card, identity cardnoun

   a card certifying the identity of the bearer

   "he had to show his card to get in"

3. cardnoun

   a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)

   "they sent us a card from Miami"

4. cardnoun

   thin cardboard, usually rectangular

5. wag, wit, cardnoun

   a witty amusing person who makes jokes

6. poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, cardnoun

   a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

   "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

7. calling card, visiting card, cardnoun

   a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

8. card, scorecardnoun

   (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)

   "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"

9. menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, cartenoun

   a list of dishes available at a restaurant

   "the menu was in French"

10. batting order, card, lineupnoun

    (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. circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-inverb

    a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

12. tease, cardverb

    separate the fibers of

    "tease wool"

13. cardverb

    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!"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARDnoun

   Etymology: carte, Fr. charta, Lat.

   1. A paper painted with figures, used in games of chance or skill.

   A vengeance on your crafty wither’d hide!
   Yet I have fac’d it with a card of ten. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

   There all is marr’d, there lies a cooling card. William Shakespeare.

   Soon as she spreads her hand, th’ aerial guard
   Descend, and sit on each important card;
   First, Ariel perch’d upon a matadore. Alexander Pope.

   2. The paper on which the winds are marked under the mariner’s needle.

   Upon his cards and compass firms his eye,
   The masters of his long experiment. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   The very points they blow;
   All the quarters that they know,
   I’ th’ shipman’s card. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   How absolute the knave is? we must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail,
   Reason the card, but passion is the gale. Alexander Pope.

   3. [ kaarde, Dutch.]The instrument with which wool is combed, or comminuted, or laid over for spinning.

2. To Cardverb

   To comb, or comminute wool with a piece of wood, thick set with crooked wires.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The while their wives do sit
   Beside them, carding wool. Thomas May, Virgil’s Georgicks.

   Go, card and spin,
   And leave the business of the war to men. Dryden.

3. To Cardverb

   To game; to play much at cards; as, a carding wife.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. card

   A card refers to a piece of durable, thin, flat material slightly larger than a palm, usually made from heavy paper or plastic, on which information or a design is printed. It can perform a wide range of functions including identification (ID card), data storage (memory card), communication (greeting card), transactions (credit card), and more. The specific function and content depends on the type of card.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cardnoun

   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. Cardnoun

   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 good card for the last day of the fair

3. Cardnoun

   a paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass

4. Cardnoun

   a perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard

5. Cardnoun

   an indicator card. See under Indicator

6. Cardverb

   to play at cards; to game

7. Cardnoun

   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

8. Cardnoun

   a roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine

9. Cardverb

   to comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse

10. Cardverb

    to clean or clear, as if by using a card

11. Cardverb

    to mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article

12. Etymology: [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. a leaf of paper. Cf. Chart.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Card

   In sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card, according to the perceived importance of the matches. Promoters schedule matches to occur in ascending order of importance.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Card

   kärd, n. a piece of pasteboard marked with figures for playing a game, or with a person's address upon it: a note.—ns. Card′-board, a stiff, finely finished pasteboard; Card′-case, a case for carrying visiting-cards; Card′-sharp′er, one who cheats at cards; Card′-tā′ble, a table for playing cards on.—A knowing card (slang), one who is wide awake; A sure card, an undertaking which will be sure to succeed.—Have the cards in one's hands, to have everything under one's control; House of cards, something flimsy or unsubstantial; On the cards, likely to turn up; Play one's cards well, or badly, to make, or not to make, the best of one's chances; Show one's cards, to expose one's secrets or designs; Speak by the card, to speak with elegance and to the point; Throw up the cards, to give in: to confess defeat. [Fr. carte—L. charta, Gr. chartēs, paper. Carte is a doublet.]

2. Card

   kärd, n. an instrument for combing wool or flax.—v.t. to comb wool, &c.—n. Card′er, one who has to do with carding wool. [Fr. carde—L. carduus, a thistle.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. card

   The dial or face of the magnetic compass-card. "Reason the card, but passion is the gale."--Pope. Probably derived from cardinal.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. card

   A type of document created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes and sizes.

   Walket cards are used across the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020  

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   card

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, technology, software, shapes, sizes and styles.

   There are so any types of cards e.g. bank card, reward card, travel card etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

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1. CARD

   What does CARD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CARD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Card is ranked #3651 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Card surname appeared 9,742 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Card.
   
   82.9% or 8,077 total occurrences were White.
   8.5% or 836 total occurrences were Black.
   5.2% or 512 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 169 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 78 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 70 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
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   • Sign

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2090

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #851

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CARD' in Nouns Frequency: #467

How to pronounce CARD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CARD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CARD in a Sentence

1. Ruggero Contu:

   If you're a European company, you can play the card and say, our data stays in Europe. The public sector would be more interested to that, there's some value in the argument, but it's not going to change competitive dynamics dramatically.

2. Gilbert Villegas:

   Emanuel said at a recent press conference. The city says the free IDs will help those who currently struggle to get one – like the homeless, formerly incarcerated and undocumented immigrants – live a better life. NEW YORK CITY MAY ERASE ID CARD DATA TO PROTECT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS You need an ID for a job. You need an ID to get an apartment. You just need an ID for everything.

3. Jeff Tassey:

   This legislation would again boost retailers' bottom lines at the expense of everyday Americans — stripping them of their credit card rewards and usurping their choice of network.

4. Stuart Bruce:

   I always try to buy a local SIM card so I've got cheap mobile data, you experience far more and enjoy it better on public transport than in a taxi so I try not to use Uber unless I really have to because of odd flight times or tight deadlines.

5. Phyllis Brown:

   Just for the sake of a crew member to be able to get on board, a paying customer gets booted off. So, I cut up my credit card, my kids live in Africa now, but I'll find other airlines to get around.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARD
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CARD
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CARD
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CARD
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CARD
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CARD
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html