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Sounds | kaa'rd |
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Rhymes | avant-garde, backyard, bard, and 46 more rhymes in aard at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes. |
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Examples | "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys" |
Narrower | playing card; punched card, punch card, Hollerith card; tarot card, tarot; trading card |
Broader | paper |
Meaning | A card certifying the identity of the bearer. |
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Examples | "he had to show his card to get in" |
Synonyms | identity card |
Narrower | business card; donor card; keycard; membership card; library card, borrower's card; ration card |
Broader | positive identification |
Verbs | card |
Meaning | A rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures). |
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Examples | "they sent us a card from Miami" |
Narrower | get-well card; greeting card; postcard, post card, postal card, mailing-card; sympathy card |
Broader | correspondence |
Meaning | Thin cardboard, usually rectangular. |
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Narrower | timecard |
Broader | cardboard, composition board |
Meaning | A witty amusing person who makes jokes. |
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Synonyms | wag, wit |
Broader | humorist, humourist |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. |
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Synonyms | poster, posting, placard, notice, bill |
Narrower | show bill, show card, theatrical poster; flash card, flashcard |
Broader | sign |
Meaning | A printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited. |
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Synonyms | calling card, visiting card |
Broader | greeting, salutation |
Meaning | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf). |
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Examples | "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" |
Synonyms | scorecard |
Category | golf, golf game |
Broader | record, record book, book |
Meaning | A list of dishes available at a restaurant. |
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Synonyms | menu, bill of fare, carte du jour, carte |
Narrower | a la carte; prix fixe; table d'hote |
Broader | bill |
Meaning | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat. |
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Examples | "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" |
Synonyms | batting order, lineup |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball |
Parts | cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot |
Broader | roll, roster |
Meaning | A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. |
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Synonyms | circuit board, circuit card, board |
Narrower | CPU board, mother board; PC board |
Broader | printed circuit |
Meaning | Separate the fibers of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | tease |
Broader | separate |
Meaning | Ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" |
Broader | see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure |
Nouns | card |