All related terms of 'cards'

A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.

(formerly) a card on which data can be coded in the form of punched holes . In computing , there were usually 80 columns and 12 rows , each column containing a pattern of holes representing one character

cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits ( spades , hearts , diamonds , and clubs ): a standard deck has 52 cards

likely or seemingly destined to happen

If you say that something is on the cards in British English, or in the cards in American English, you mean that it is very likely to happen .

a tiered structure created by balancing playing cards on their edges

An e-card is a digital card that you send over the internet on a special occasion .

a card or document that serves to identify a person, or to prove his or her age , membership , etc

a system, organization, or plan that is likely to fail or collapse

a generous handicap

to be told to leave one's employment

to carry out one's plans ; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )

any game or games played with cards , esp playing cards

to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone

A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine . It is also called an → ATM card in American English .

an index card in or affixed to a bin identifying its contents

a form for requesting a library book by title and call number

A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical , so that you can find the information you want easily .

A cash card is a card that banks give to their customers so that they can get money out of a cash dispenser.

an embossed plastic card bearing the name and account details of a bank or building-society customer , used with a personal identification number to obtain money from a cash dispenser : may also function as a cheque card or debit card or both

a computer card for the display of graphics in colour introduced by IBM in 1981

A club card is a card issued by a retailer which allows the card holder to make discounted purchases .

a card, unseen by the audience , carrying dialogue , lyrics , etc. as an aid to a television performer

(in a pack of playing cards ) a king, queen , or jack of any suit

a card with information written on it used in a filing system

If someone buys you a gift card from a store , they buy a card of a certain value that allows you to choose an item or items of that value at that store or chain .

A gold card is a special type of credit card that gives you extra benefits such as a higher spending limit .

a card or device which fits into a computer's expansion slot , with the purpose of increasing memory , graphics capacity , etc

A key card is a small plastic card which you can use instead of a key to open a door or barrier , for example in some hotels and car parks .

a card remaining in a hand after all the opponents ' cards in that particular suit have been drawn

a printed card indicating to its recipient that the donor has requested a Mass to be offered for a specified person or intention

A postcard is a piece of thin card, often with a picture on one side, which you can write on and send to people without using an envelope.

→ to play the race card

a list showing the rates charged by a magazine , newspaper , radio or television station , etc., for various types of advertising

In football or rugby , if a player is shown the red card , the referee holds up a red card to indicate that the player must leave the pitch for breaking the rules .

a tradesman's advertisement mounted on card as a poster

the highest card in a hand that is not part of a scoring combination , as not being one of a pair, three of a kind , etc., and that serves to determine by its denomination the higher ranking of two otherwise equal hands

A SIM card is a microchip in a mobile phone that connects it to a particular phone network. SIM is an abbreviation for 'Subscriber Identity Module'.

a complex pattern used to test the characteristics of a television transmission system

a graphics card that provides resolution to the VGA standard

If you refer to someone or something as a wild card in a particular situation, you mean that they cause uncertainty because you do not know how they will behave .

a card used by employees to register their time of arrival at, and time of departure from, their workplace

(in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen , or jack of any suit

a schedule of appointments

a schedule of appointments

A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately .

A donor card is a card which people carry in order to make sure that, when they die , their organs are used by doctors to help people who are ill .

the card issued to men who registered for the draft

to play a misleading card , esp a high loser , in order to deceive an opponent

Flash cards are cards which are sometimes used in the teaching of reading or a foreign language. Each card has words or a picture on it.