English > playing card: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | One of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
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Member of | pack of cards, deck of cards, deck | A pack of 52 playing cards |
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Parts | face | The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) |
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spot, pip | A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) |
Narrower | ace | One of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face |
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club | A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it |
crib | The cards discarded by players at cribbage |
deuce, two | One of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots |
diamond | A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it |
draw | A playing ... / playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack |
face card, picture card, court card | One of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
gaming card | One of a set of cards used in gambling games |
heart | A playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it |
hole card | (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown |
joker | A playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester |
singleton | The playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt |
spade | A playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it |
spot | A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value |
stopper | (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit |
suit | playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack |
trey, three | One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips |
trump, trump card | A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps |
wild card | A playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it |
Broader | card | One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games / games or for telling fortunes |
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Spanish | baraja, carta, naipe |
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Catalan | baralla de cartes, carta, naip |
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