a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on
comb and clean (raw wool, hemp fibres, or similar material) with a sharp-toothed instrument in order to disentangle the fibres before spinning
a digital version of a greetings card, typically accessed by the recipient via a hyperlink in an email
a printed circuit board for a personal computer, especially one built to the PCMCIA standard
a playing card turned face up on the table, especially the top card of the waste heap in rummy
exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage
a plastic card issued by a bank or building society which enables the holder to withdraw money from a cash machine
a card held beside a camera for a television broadcaster to read from while appearing as if looking into the camera
a charge card or credit card issued to people with a high credit rating and giving benefits not available with the standard card
a small plastic card, sometimes used instead of a door key in hotels, bearing magnetically encoded data that can be read and processed by an electronic device
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a card sent to the family of someone who has died, stating that the sender has arranged for a Mass to be said in memory of the deceased
(in soccer and some other games) a red card shown by the referee to a player who is being sent off the field
a still television picture transmitted outside normal programme hours and designed for use in judging the quality and position of the image
a playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it
a catalogue or similar collection of information in which each item is entered on a separate card and the cards are arranged in a particular order, typically alphabetical
an electronic sensor that reads a magnetic strip or bar code on a credit card, membership card, etc.
a person who cheats at cards in order to win money
an electronic reader through which a credit or charge card or cheque guarantee card is passed in order to record the information it bears
a table for playing cards on, typically having legs that fold flat for storage and a baize surface
a credit card for use with an account which must be paid in full when a statement is issued
a card issued by a bank to guarantee the honouring of cheques up to a stated amount
a small plastic card issued by a bank, building society, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit
a card bearing the names of a woman’s prospective partners at a formal dance
a card allowing the holder to transfer money electronically from their bank account when making a purchase
a card which a person carries to indicate consent to the use of their organs for transplant surgery in the event of their death
a card played in order to give one’s opponents a misleading impression of one’s strength in the suit led
a card containing a small amount of information, held up for pupils to see, as an aid to learning
(in the US) a permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US
a small card on which information is recorded, typically stored alphabetically with others in a card index
a small cardlike information storage device that holds data in flash memory
a small, flat flash drive used especially in digital cameras and mobile phones
a card bearing a person’s name, placed on a table to indicate where they should sit
an official authorization carried by a journalist, especially one that gives admission to an event
a teacher’s written assessment of a pupil’s work, progress, and conduct, sent home to a parent or guardian
a plastic card with a built-in microprocessor, used typically to perform financial transactions
a device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications
a credit card that can be used only in one store or chain of stores
a plastic card such as a credit card or ID card bearing magnetically encoded information which is read when the edge of the card is slid through an electronic device
a prepaid card allowing unlimited travel on buses or trains for a specified period of time