plural of card
"We spent the entire afternoon playing cards by the fireplace."
card games
In plain English: Cards are small pieces of stiff paper used for playing games, sending messages, or collecting as hobbies.
"She kept her favorite playing cards in a special box."
Usage: Use "cards" to refer to playing cards in a game when discussing the physical objects or the activity itself. Avoid using it to mean credit cards or identification documents unless specifically clarifying that distinction.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of card
"She cards her deck to mix up the order before dealing."
In plain English: To card something means to comb through it with a tool to remove tangles or separate fibers.
"She decided to card the wool before knitting the sweater."
Usage: To card means to comb or brush wool or hair to remove tangles and separate fibers. Use this verb when describing the process of preparing raw material for spinning or styling textured hair.
plural of Card
"She carefully organized her collection of trading cards by character type."
Derived from the Italian carta (paper), the word originally referred to sheets of paper used in writing or playing games before evolving to mean individual game pieces. It entered English via French around the 14th century with this specific meaning.