card
1. one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes (Freq. 5)
- he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
• Hypernyms:
paper
• Hyponyms:
playing card, punched card, punch card, Hollerith card, tarot card,
tarot, trading card
2. a card certifying the identity of the bearer (Freq. 2)
- he had to show his card to get in
• Syn:
identity card
• Hypernyms:
positive identification
• Hyponyms:
business card, donor card, keycard, membership card, library card,
borrower's card, ration card
3. a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures) (Freq. 1)
- they sent us a card from Miami
• Hypernyms:
correspondence
• Hyponyms:
get-well card, greeting card, postcard, post card, postal card,
mailing-card, sympathy card
4. thin cardboard, usually rectangular
• Hypernyms:
cardboard, composition board
• Hyponyms:
timecard
5. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Syn:
wag, wit
• Derivationally related forms:
witty (for: wit)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
humorist, humourist
6. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
• Syn:
calling card, visiting card
• Hypernyms:
greeting, salutation
7. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
• Syn:
poster, posting, placard, notice, bill
• Derivationally related forms:
bill (for: bill), placard (for: placard), post (for: posting), post (for: poster)
• Hypernyms:
sign
• Hyponyms:
show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard
8. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
- you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
• Syn:
scorecard
• Topics:
golf, golf game
• Hypernyms:
record, record book, book
9. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- the menu was in French
• Syn:
menu, bill of fare, carte du jour, carte
• Hypernyms:
bill
• Hyponyms:
a la carte, prix fixe, table d'hote
10. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
- the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
• Syn:
batting order, lineup
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
roll, roster
• Part Meronyms:
cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot
11. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
• Syn:
circuit board, circuit card, board, plug-in, add-in
• Hypernyms:
printed circuit
• Hyponyms:
CPU board, mother board, PC board
1. separate the fibers of
- tease wool
• Syn:
tease
• Hypernyms:
separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
- I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!
• Hypernyms:
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure,
control, ascertain, assure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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