card
A playing card.
Noun 4 meanings
A playing card.
Any game using playing cards; a card game.
“He played cards with his friends.”
A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.)
“The government played the Orange card to get support for their Ireland policy.”
Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.
Verb 4 meanings
To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
“They have to card anybody who looks 21 or younger.”
To play cards.
To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
“McIlroy carded a stellar nine-under-par 61 in the final round.”
To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
Etymology
From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”). Doublet of carte and chart.
CARD at a glance
CARD has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #926 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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