1. A game played with playing cards
   "They spent the evening playing cards";
   - card game

1. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
   "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
    
2. A rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
   "they sent us a card from Miami"
    
3. Thin cardboard, usually rectangular
   "She wrote the recipe on a card and filed it away"
    
4. A card certifying the identity of the bearer
   "he had to show his card to get in";
   - identity card, ID card
    
5. A printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
   "He installed a new graphics card to improve his gaming performance";
   - circuit board, circuit card, board, plug-in, add-in
    
6. A list of dishes available at a restaurant
   "The waiter brought the wine card to the table";
   - menu, bill of fare, carte du jour, carte
    
7. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
   "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate";
   - batting order, lineup, line-up
    
8. A record of scores (as in golf, etc.)
   "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap";
   - scorecard, scoresheet
    
9. A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
   "a card advertised the coming attractions";
   - poster, posting, placard, notice, bill
    
10. A printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
    "He left his visiting card when the host wasn't home";
    - calling card, visiting card
     
11. A witty amusing person who makes jokes
    "The office card kept everyone laughing with his clever quips";
    - wag, wit, dag [US, Austral, informal]

1. Process (wool, cotton, etc.) by using a wire-toothed brush or machine to separate and align fibers
   "card wool"
    
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!"

Type of: ascertain, bill, book, cardboard, check, composition board, correspondence, ensure, game, greeting, humorist, insure, make certain, make sure, paper, positive identification, printed circuit, record, record book, roll, roster, salutation, see, separate, sign

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