name
Meaning 1
plural of Card
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cards
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /kɑɹdz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɑːdz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of St. Louis Cardinals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of card
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Card games.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He's a fan of cards.
- Cards is my fave game, above any board game.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of card
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 6
a game played with playing cards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: card game
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: game
Narrower terms: 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
History
Etymology
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Real reading context