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noun

another term for card index

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Words nearby card file

card counter, card-cut, Cardenal, Cárdenas, Cardene, card file, cardholder, cardi-, cardia, cardiac, cardiac arrest

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How to use card file in a sentence

Did he go to the authorities to file a report against the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel?
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
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The screenwriting was one last card Brinsley was trying to play after every other trade he tried had turned to zeroes.
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“Our hearts and our prayers are with you,” read a message on the accompanying card.
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The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton