Phrase guide
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noun
A playing card with a face, properly a jack, queen, or king but (inexact, sometimes proscribed) sometimes also an ace or joker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: court card, monkey, paint
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing card, card
noun
The figurative photocard of a person’s face, typically one that is attractive, premium, or praiseworthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The figurative photocard of a person’s face, typically one that is attractive, premium, or praiseworthy.
An easily recognizable face; fame or notoriety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: picture card, court card
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playing card
Narrower terms: jack, knave, king, queen
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
