Definitions of card:

  • noun:   one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
    Example: "He collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
  • noun:   a card certifying the identity of the bearer
    Example: "He had to show his card to get in"
  • noun:   (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
    Example: "You have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
  • noun:   a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
    Example: "They sent us a card from Miami"
  • noun:   thin cardboard, usually rectangular
  • noun:   (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
    Example: "The managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"
  • noun:   a list of dishes available at a restaurant
  • noun:   a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
  • noun:   a witty amusing person who makes jokes
  • noun:   a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
  • noun:   a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
  • verb:   ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
    Example: "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"
  • verb:   separate the fibers of
  • name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3129)