card

/kɑ:d/
Noun
  1. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
  2. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
    • the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate
  3. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
    • the menu was in French
  4. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
    • you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
  5. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
  6. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    • a poster advertised the coming attractions
  7. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
  8. thin cardboard, usually rectangular
  9. a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
    • they sent us a card from Miami
  10. a card certifying the identity of the bearer
    • he had to show his card to get in
  11. one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
    • he collected cards and traded them with the other boys
Verb
  1. ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
    • I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!
  2. separate the fibers of
    • tease wool

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The dealer shuffles the deck of cards before the game.