All Definitions for Card
Below are all the dictionary definitions of card:
1A playing card.
2Any game using playing cards
3A card game.
4A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.)
5Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.
6A bank card.
7Any electronic payment (rather than a cash payment using notes, bills or coins).
8Paper that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than paperboard, used for postcards, playing cards, etc.
9Card stock.
10An amusing or entertaining person, often slightly eccentric.
11A list of scheduled events or of performers or contestants
12Chiefly used in professional wrestling.
13A tabular presentation of the key statistics of an innings or match: batsmen’s scores and how they were dismissed, extras, total score and bowling figures.
14A removable electronic device that may be inserted into a powered electronic device to provide additional capability.
15Any of a set of pages or forms that the user can navigate between, and fill with data, in certain user interfaces.
16A greeting card.
17A business card.
18A title card or intertitle: a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action at various points, generally to convey character dialogue or descriptive narrative material related to the plot.
19A test card.
20In formal debating, a verbatim citation used as evidence for a point.
21A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, etc.
22A printed programme.
23An attraction or inducement.
24A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom.
25A graph formed from a given graph by deleting one vertex.
26An indicator card.
27To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
28To play cards.
29To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
30Material with embedded short wire bristles.
31A comb- or brush-like device or tool to raise the nap on a fabric.
32A hand-held tool formed similarly to a hairbrush but with bristles of wire or other rigid material. It is used principally with raw cotton, wool, hair, or other natural fibers to prepare these materials for spinning into yarn or thread on a spinning wheel, with a whorl or other hand-held spindle. The card serves to untangle, clean, remove debris from, and lay the fibers straight.
33A machine for disentangling the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
34A roll or sliver of fibre (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
35To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
36To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
37To comb with a card
38To cleanse or disentangle by carding.
39A map or chart.
40To clean or clear, as if by using a card.
41To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article.
42A surname originating as an occupation for a carder of wool.
43Ellipsis of report card. [(education) A document, on cardboard or plain paper, indicating the grades that a student has earned, issued at the end of a term of a regular period.]
44Abbreviation of cardinal (“songbird”). [(Roman Catholicism) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.]
45Ellipsis of compass card. [(nautical) The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.]
46Obsolete form of chard. [(uncountable, cooking) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.]
About rhymes for card
Finding the right rhyme for card helps poets and songwriters add rhythm, musicality, and memorability to their work. Defined as "A playing card.", card has 18 words that share its ending sound pattern.
Each rhyme carries a slightly different meaning and connotation. Regard is the most common rhyme in everyday usage. Disregard works well in formal or poetic contexts. Hard is often preferred when the context calls for a specific nuance or imagery.
When choosing a rhyme, consider the meaning, formality level, and intended emotional impact. Some rhymes work better in casual songs while others shine in formal poetry. The list above provides the most common and useful rhymes for card, but always read your line aloud to ensure the chosen word flows naturally and supports your intended message.