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noun

ˈkärd How to pronounce card (audio)
Definition of cardnext
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as in menu
a list of foods served at or available for a meal the diners asked if there were any specials on the card for the evening

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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class

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verb

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as in to file

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as in to rake

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Recent Examples of card
Noun
Lawrence from the Bronx had his driver’s license and his Blockbuster membership card hanging around his neck. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 They were decorated with photo cards and names of the victims who lost their lives that day. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
Tyrrell spent his childhood in the Carrizo Mountains, tending the family’s Navajo-Churro sheep, learning to card and spin their wool. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 One 56-year-old reviewer recalled being carded while buying wine and credited the serum for the mix-up. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for card
Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
  1. menu
  2. comedian
  3. file
  4. rake
  5. book
  6. comb
  7. index
  8. catalog
Noun
  • Then came the how-to guides, in posts filled with menu combinations and step-by-step explainers on how to navigate Chipotle’s build-your-own ordering system.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Classic fish and crispy chicken tacos are also on the menu, along with sides of chips and salsa, beer, margaritas and a few desserts.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of menu
Noun
  • The author is a Canadian American writer-producer-comedian-dash-over-user who lives (and sometimes spars) with her husband and daughter in the Valley.
    — Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The comedian and performer has long excavated his Midwestern roots for his stand-up.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of comedian
Verb
  • The issue will be on the ballot if a petition filed with the city clerk is signed by 15% of qualified electors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Justice Yechiel Kasher said the case was filed too late, a week before the voter registry was due to be finalized, and that the petitioners had not first used the statutory appeals process available to challenge their registration status.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of file
Verb
  • Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The tines are made of premium, durable plastic, and the entire head is 17 inches wide to make quick work of raking.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rake
Verb
  • The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX got the rest of the contracts, with 22 launches booked on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets for a total value of $4 billion.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of book
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  • Pancho’s brother called up the leaders of the self-defense milita, and soon 200 men were combing the hills by flashlight.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Police are combing through surveillance videos to try to determine the identity of the individuals, KTLA 5 reported.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of comb
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  • The Register reported that Google Search had indexed the document and offered information from it as a search suggestion.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • According to new reporting by Reuters, which indexed data compiled by the research firm Data Center Watch, there are now hundreds of billions of dollars exposed to the growing risk of local opposition.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of index
Verb
  • Fort Lauderdale police told the Herald that their 88-camera network has already catalogued over 174 million vehicles, roughly 1,000 times the city’s population.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The search for Earth twins Since the 1990s, scientists have cataloged more than 6,300 worlds orbiting stars other than our sun.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
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