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playing card (enc)

Playing Card

Noun1.playing card - one of a pack of cards used in playing card games
ace - one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
card - one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
club - a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps"
deuce - one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
diamond - a playing card in the minor suit of diamonds
draw - a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
face - the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
court card, face card, picture 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 of hearts; "he led the queen of hearts"
hole card - (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
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 of spades
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"
stopper - (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
suit - playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
trey - 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
pip, spot - a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
deck of cards, pack of cards, deck - a pack of 52 playing cards

 

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