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The correct spelling is cards.
How to pronounce cards
noun
Say it like: Car-ds
The correct spelling is cards. A playing card. For example: "He played cards with his friends."
Usage Examples
“He played cards with his friends.”
“He accused them of playing the race card.”
“What’s on the card for tonight?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A playing card.
- 2.(in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
- 3.A resource or an argument, used to achieve a purpose.
- 4.Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.
- 5.A map or chart.
verb
- 1.To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
- 2.To play cards.
- 3.To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
- 4.To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
- 5.To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.
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