cards

/ kɑːdz /

noun

1. usually functioning as singular
   1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
   2. the playing of such a game
2. an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer
3. get one's cards
   get one's cards to be told to leave one's employment
4. on the cards
   on the cards possible or likely US equivalentin the cards
5. play one's cards
   play one's cards to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )
6. put one's cards on the table
   put one's cards on the tablelay one's cards on the tableshow one's cards to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

Example Sentences

Old people are talking about him as they play cards or mahjong.

From The Daily Beast

Stream House of Cards and other Netflix originals right from the Hopper.

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Moraca pointed to another form of return fraud, involving gift cards.

From The Daily Beast

Gift cards are sold at kiosks in shopping malls or even websites that catering to this exchange market.

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Giving out go-to-reeferville free cards is not exactly their M.O.

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He invites various players to make the cards; this is done in rather a perfunctory manner.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.

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But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.

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They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.

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The Professor put down his cards without a word, and left the room, going straight upstairs.

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