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Noun card has 11 senses

card - 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"
--₁ is a kind of paper
--₁ has particulars:
playing card; punched card, punch card, Hollerith card; tarot card, tarot; trading card
card, identity card - a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"
--₂ is a kind of positive identification
--₂ has particulars:
business card; donor card; keycard; membership card; library card, borrower's card; ration card

Derived form: verb card₂
card - a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"
--₃ is a kind of correspondence
--₃ has particulars:
get-well card; greeting card; postcard, post card, postal card, mailing-card; sympathy card
card - thin cardboard, usually rectangular
--₄ is a kind of cardboard, composition board
--₄ has particulars: timecard
wag, wit, card - a witty amusing person who makes jokes
--₅ is a kind of humorist, humourist
poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card - a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
--₆ is a kind of sign
--₆ has particulars:
show bill, show card, theatrical poster; flash card, flashcard
calling card, visiting card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
--₇ is a kind of greeting, salutation
card, scorecard - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
--₈ is a kind of record, record book, book
menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte - a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"
--₉ is a kind of bill
--₉ has particulars: a la carte; prix fixe; table d'hote
batting order, card, lineup - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
--₁₀ is a kind of roll, roster
--₁₀ has parts: cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot
circuit board, circuit card, board, card - a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
--₁₁ is a kind of printed circuit
--₁₁ has particulars: CPU board, mother board; PC board

Verb card has 2 senses

tease, card - separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
--₁ is one way to separate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
card - 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!"
--₂ is one way to see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure

Derived form: noun card₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody