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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 game; paper; game; paper
--₁ has parts:

discard; shuffle, shuffling, make; cut, cutting; doubling, double; deal; lead; revoke, renege; call; 1 of 11 senses of card ; card game, cards; discard; shuffle, shuffling, make; cut, cutting; doubling, double; deal; lead; revoke, renege; call; 1 of 11 senses of card

--₁ has particulars:

all fours, high-low-jack; baccarat, chemin de fer; beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, strip-Jack-naked; blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un; bridge; casino, cassino; cribbage, crib; ecarte; euchre, five hundred; fantan, sevens, parliament; faro; Go Fish; monte, four-card monte, three-card monte; Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops; Napoleon, nap; old maid; pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique; piquet; pisha paysha; poker, poker game; rouge et noir, trente-et-quarante; rummy, rum; solitaire, patience; whist, long whist, short whist; 7 of 11 senses of card ; card; playing card; punched card, punch card, Hollerith card; tarot card, tarot; trading card; card game, cards; all fours, high-low-jack; baccarat, chemin de fer; beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, strip-Jack-naked; blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un; bridge; casino, cassino; cribbage, crib; ecarte; euchre, five hundred; fantan, sevens, parliament; faro; Go Fish; monte, four-card monte, three-card monte; Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops; Napoleon, nap; old maid; pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique; piquet; pisha paysha; poker, poker game; rouge et noir, trente-et-quarante; rummy, rum; solitaire, patience; whist, long whist, short whist; 7 of 11 senses of card ; card; 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; positive identification
--₂ has particulars:

business card; donor card; keycard; membership card; library card, borrower's card; ration card; card, identity card; 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; correspondence
--₃ has particulars:
get-well card; greeting card; postcard, post card, postal card, mailing-card; sympathy card; card; 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; cardboard, composition board
--₄ has particulars: timecard; card; timecard
wag, wit, card - a witty amusing person who makes jokes
--₅ is a kind of humorist, humourist; 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; sign
--₆ has particulars:
show bill, show card, theatrical poster; flash card, flashcard; poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card; 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; 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; 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; bill
--₉ has particulars:
a la carte; prix fixe; table d'hote; menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte; 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; roll, roster
--₁₀ has parts:
cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot; batting order, card, lineup; 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; printed circuit
--₁₁ has particulars:
CPU board, mother board; PC board; circuit board, circuit card, board, card; 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