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card

noun

1 card

One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.

Roget 592: correspondence, letter, epistle, note, billet, post card, missive, circular, favor, billet-doux; chit, chitty, letter card, picture post card; ... show more

Dutch: troef, kaart, speelkaart

2 card

A card certifying the identity of the bearer:
— He had to show his card to get in.

synonym: identity card.

Dutch: legitimatiebewijs, identiteitsbewijs, identiteitskaart, legitimatie, legitimatiekaart, legitimatiepapier, persoonsbewijs
Polish: dokument, dowód tożsamości

3 card

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

Dutch: plan, kaart

4 card

Thin cardboard, usually rectangular.

Dutch: kaart

5 card

A witty amusing person who makes jokes.

synonyms: wag, wit.

Dutch: schema, zonderling
Polish: filut, sowizrzał, sowizdrzał

6 card

A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement.

synonyms: bill, notice, placard, poster, posting.

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

Roget 626: plan, scheme, design, project; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, motion; precaution etc. (provision) 673; deep-laid plan ... show more

Dutch: aanplakbiljet, affiche, plakkaat, poster, publikatie
Polish: afisz, plakat

7 card

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

synonyms: calling card, visiting card.

8 card

golf A record of scores (as in golf):
— You have to turn in your card to get a handicap.

synonym: scorecard.

9 card

A list of dishes available at a restaurant.

synonyms: bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu.

Dutch: kaart, menu, menukaart, spijskaart
Polish: jadłospis, karta, menu

10 card

baseball A list of batters in the order in which they will bat:
— The managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate.

synonyms: batting order, lineup.

11 card

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

synonyms: add-in, board, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in.

verb

1 card

Separate the fibers of.

synonym: tease.

Roget 60: reduce to order, bring into order; introduce order into; rally.    arrange, dispose, place, form; put in order, set in order, place in order; set out, collocate, pack, ... show more

Dutch: plagen

2 card

Ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor.


Moby thesaurus: ID card, ace, act, agenda, badge, batting order, behave, best bower, bill, bill of fare, binding twine, blueprint, bower, budget, bulletin board, cable, calendar, calligram, calling card, cards ... show more.

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