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- one of a set of usually 52 small pieces of card with shapes or pictures on them that are used for playing games: (playing) card
- a set of these cards: pack (AmE deck) (of cards)
There are some cards missing from this pack.
- one of the four sets of thirteen playing cards: suit
You need four cards of the same suit.
- the names of the suits: spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds
- the names of the thirteen cards in a suit: ace (= the number one in a suit), two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, king
I played a two. ◎ the king of spades
- an extra card in a pack of cards, which can be used in some games instead of any card: joker
- a card which belongs to a suit which is chosen to have a higher value than all the others: trump
Hearts are trumps.
※—† playing a game of cards
- to play a game with cards: play/have a game of cards, play cards
We had a good game of cards last night. ◎ Let's play cards.
- a particular kind of game that is played with cards: card game
Does anyone know any good card games?
- to win or lose card games: win*/lose* at cards
I hate losing at cards.
- a person who plays cards: player
This game needs four players.
※ more on winning and losing a game WIN/LOSE
- to mix the cards: shuffle (sth)
Shuffle the cards well.
- to give cards to each individual person who is playing the game: deal* (sth); the person who deals the cards is the dealer
Whose turn is it to deal? ◎ The person on the left of the dealer starts.
- to divide the pack of cards into two or three parts: cut* (sth)
Cut the cards to see who starts.
- a card which is on the table showing the picture side is face up; a card which is on the table so that you cannot see its picture side is face down
Place the cards face down on the table.
- the cards that you have in your hand when you play cards: hand
I knew I'd win - I had a really good hand (= I had good cards) .
- the time in a game of cards when one person must play his/her cards: turn, go (plural goes)
Is it my turn? ◎ Whose go is it?
- to remove a card from the pile of cards in the centre of the table: take* sth, pick sth up
It's your turn to pick up a card.
- to put a card on the table for other players to see: play (sth)
Who played the ten?