cardcastle

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cardcastle

He carefully builds a cardcastle on the living room floor.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A fragile, temporary structure built by stacking playing cards: A "cardcastle" is a delicate tower or house constructed by balancing playing cards against each other without using glue or other fasteners. It is inherently unstable and easily collapses.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used metaphorically to describe any plan, system, or situation that is overly complex, delicately balanced, and prone to sudden, complete failure.
Variants and Related Words
  • House of cards: This is the more common and standard phrase with the identical literal and metaphorical meaning. "Cardcastle" is a less frequent variant.
  • Card house: Another less common variant with the same meaning.
Synonyms
  • House of cards (noun phrase): An unstable structure or arrangement.
  • Fragile construct (noun phrase): Something easily broken or destroyed.
  • Unstable edifice (noun phrase): A precarious or shaky structure.
Related Idioms
  • A house of cards: An idiom meaning an organization, plan, or situation that is insubstantial, risky, and likely to fail catastrophically.
  • Built on sand: An idiom describing something with a weak or unstable foundation, similar in metaphorical use to "cardcastle."
cardcastle

He carefully builds a cardcastle on the living room floor.

Noun
  1. an unstable construction with playing cards
    • he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed

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