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card<br />

n. 1 playing-card, Slang pasteboard: The winning card was the<br />

ten of diamonds. 2 calling-card, visiting-card, carte de<br />

visite, business card: Visitors used to leave their cards on<br />

the silver tray at the front door. 3 greetings card, Christmas<br />

card, birthday card, anniversary card, condolence card, Easter<br />

card, New Year card: I sent Jacquelyn a card for her birthday<br />

last year. 4 postcard, US postal card: Drop me a card when you<br />

get there, just so I'll know you're all right. 5 index card,<br />

file card: The names and addresses of our members, formerly<br />

held on cards, are now stored in the computer. 6 membership<br />

card; press card; union card: I showed my card at the door and<br />

they let me in without any problem. 7 dance-card: She told me<br />

that her dance-card was full - and was likely to be for the next<br />

ten years. 8 US car-card, window-card, show-card: At the cost<br />

of a card on the New York buses, we'd never get our money back.<br />

9 credit card; bank card: You may pay by card or cheque. They<br />

won't accept your cheque without a card. 10 identity or<br />

identification card, I.D. (card): The police asked to see my<br />

card. 11 joker, prankster, practical joker, wag, humorist,<br />

comedian, funny man: That Oscar - he's quite a card, isn't he?<br />

12 on or esp. US in the cards. destined, fated, slated, in the<br />

offing; likely, probable, possible, liable: I doubt that a<br />

change of government is on the cards for some time to come. 13<br />

play one's cards right, well, badly, etc. act, behave, take<br />

action; plan, use strategy: If Francis plays his cards right,<br />

he may be made head of department when Mark leaves. 14 put or<br />

lay one's cards on the table or show one's cards. act openly,<br />

reveal all, be forthright, be direct, be open, be honest, be<br />

unsecretive, Colloq come clean: I'm going to put my cards on<br />

the table, and let you know all my plans.<br />

cardinal adj. important, chief, key, special, main, central, principal,<br />

prime, primary, essential, necessary, fundamental; supreme,<br />

paramount, highest, first, foremost, leading, pre-eminent: The<br />

cardinal virtues are justice, prudence, temperance, and<br />

fortitude, to which some writers add faith, hope, and charity.<br />

care<br />

n. 1 anxiety, worry, trouble, anguish, disquiet, distress,<br />

grief, sorrow, dolour, sadness, suffering, misery, woe,<br />

tribulation: His haggard look reflected a life of care. 2<br />

concern, regard, vigilance, mindfulness, heed, solicitude;

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