Card
noun
A small piece of paper or plastic with information printed on it.
She handed me her business card.
Often appears as...
- business card
- credit card
noun
A game using marked pieces of paper known as playing cards.
Let's play a card game!
Often appears as...
- play cards
- card game
noun
An electronic part of a computer or phone used for specific functions.
My graphics card is not working properly.
Often appears as...
- graphics card
- sound card
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who is amusing or good to be with.
My grandfather is such a card, he always makes us laugh.
Often appears as...
- be a card
- play your cards
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
noun
A small piece of paper or plastic with information printed on it.
She handed me her business card.
Often appears as...
- business card
- credit card
noun
A game using marked pieces of paper known as playing cards.
Let's play a card game!
Often appears as...
- play cards
- card game
noun
An electronic part of a computer or phone used for specific functions.
My graphics card is not working properly.
Often appears as...
- graphics card
- sound card
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who is amusing or good to be with.
My grandfather is such a card, he always makes us laugh.
Often appears as...
- be a card
- play your cards
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variations
Cards like business cards may have different formats and importance across cultures.
In Japan, exchanging business cards is a formal ritual.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Object
'Card' often implies something tangible that can be physically exchanged.
Remember to bring your ID card to the test.
Pro Tip 3/3Information Storage
Cards usually store important information and are kept for reference.
The emergency hotline is on the back of your insurance card.
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How one teenager...
These players weren't very friendly, they were all quite overpaid and they acted more like celebrities. In middle school, a friend introduced me to a new way to collect writing the players through the mail. In doing so, I would write a letter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send a few baseball cards.
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Uncovering a radical...
are said to make their commercial debut this time next year the challenge we're facing now is the show they can reliably operate for many years but accelerated testing shows were on track what's more we're discovering these profs cards also excellent light emitters and they could
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Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons. When they're triggered by contact, they shoot with an explosive force.
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David Birch: A new way...
you can only think of identity in terms of cards with names on. And that's very subversive in a modern world. So the second example I thought I'd use is chat rooms. I'm very proud of that picture. That's my son playing in his band with his friends
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How many ways can you...
Everyday, thousands just like it are shuffled in casinos all over the world, the order rearranged each time. And yet, every time you pick up a well-shuffled deck like this one, you are almost certainly holding an arrangement of cards
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Can you really tell if a...
We have been playing guessing games with children all over the world. Here is an example. So in this game, we asked children to guess the numbers on the cards. And we tell them if they win the game, they are going to get a big prize.
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Why are Ferrets So...
this footage shows how easily the ferrets can transition from above to below ground but these animals are predators so what impact does this maneuver have on the ferret speed the black and white card helps angela
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How I held my breath for...
And that's my life. So -- As a magician, I try to show things to people that seem impossible. And I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards,
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
the cubs father is back on the scene and leaves his calling card for now he's no threat to the cubs berries are his consuming passion
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
just keep it but I don't fool with a credit card never be everything are you paid cash for it I got 50 cents a day that's way
Video examples
How one teenager...
These players weren't very friendly, they were all quite overpaid and they acted more like celebrities. In middle school, a friend introduced me to a new way to collect writing the players through the mail. In doing so, I would write a letter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send a few baseball cards.
Video examples
Uncovering a radical...
are said to make their commercial debut this time next year the challenge we're facing now is the show they can reliably operate for many years but accelerated testing shows were on track what's more we're discovering these profs cards also excellent light emitters and they could
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons. When they're triggered by contact, they shoot with an explosive force.
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
you can only think of identity in terms of cards with names on. And that's very subversive in a modern world. So the second example I thought I'd use is chat rooms. I'm very proud of that picture. That's my son playing in his band with his friends
Video examples
How many ways can you...
Everyday, thousands just like it are shuffled in casinos all over the world, the order rearranged each time. And yet, every time you pick up a well-shuffled deck like this one, you are almost certainly holding an arrangement of cards
Video examples
Can you really tell if a...
We have been playing guessing games with children all over the world. Here is an example. So in this game, we asked children to guess the numbers on the cards. And we tell them if they win the game, they are going to get a big prize.
Video examples
Why are Ferrets So...
this footage shows how easily the ferrets can transition from above to below ground but these animals are predators so what impact does this maneuver have on the ferret speed the black and white card helps angela
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
And that's my life. So -- As a magician, I try to show things to people that seem impossible. And I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards,
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
the cubs father is back on the scene and leaves his calling card for now he's no threat to the cubs berries are his consuming passion
Video examples
109-Year-Old Veteran and...
just keep it but I don't fool with a credit card never be everything are you paid cash for it I got 50 cents a day that's way
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Kanye West
American Rapper
In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
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Chris Grayling
British Politician
Introducing ID cards isn't a matter of great national security importance.
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Finley Peter Dunne
American Journalist
There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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Suze Orman
American Author
The world does not need another credit card.
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Martin Van Creveld
Israeli Historian
A world without war is not in the cards.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
In today's world, having money has allowed people who are extremely uncool to think that they're cool and carry it like that. People who really are cool and people who really are artists and have ideas have to literally turn in their cool card to society just to make it past the age of 28.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.
Quote examples
Voltaire
French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Quote examples
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
Quote examples
Josh Billings
American Comedian
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
Quote examples
Chris Grayling
British Politician
Introducing ID cards isn't a matter of great national security importance.
Quote examples
Finley Peter Dunne
American Journalist
There are no friends at cards or world politics.
Quote examples
Suze Orman
American Author
The world does not need another credit card.
Quote examples
Martin Van Creveld
Israeli Historian
A world without war is not in the cards.
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