cards

British  

/ 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. to be told to leave one's employment

4. US equivalent: in the cards.  possible or likely

5. to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right )

6. to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

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Example Sentences

“We have all the cards; they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

This was a monumental test of Hearts' mettle and they passed it, with a world of help from Hibs and their self-destructive red cards.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Delta fliers swipe its co-branded American Express plastic so often that spending on the cards approaches 1% of the U.S. gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said that direct negotiations were not in the cards.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

At least two dozen cards had a return address of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females in Heathcote—but Penelope had no time to look further, for her party guests had already lit the candles.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood