I.
noun
1 giving written or electronic information
ADJECTIVE
▪ ID , identity , membership
▪ business , calling , visiting ( esp. BrE )
▪ appointment , invitation ( esp. BrE )
▪ index , record , report
▪ green (= a document that legally allows sb to live and work in the US)
▪ flash (usually flashcard )
▪ laminated
▪ swipe
▪ punch
▪ smart
VERB + CARD
▪ hand sb , hand out
▪
He went around the room handing out business ~s.
▪ scan , swipe
▪ insert
CARD + NOUN
▪ catalogue
▪
She searched the library's ~ catalogue.
▪ reader
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Write the main points of your speech on ~s.
2 used to pay/get money
ADJECTIVE
▪ plastic
▪
He had a wallet full of plastic ~s.
▪ ATM ( esp. AmE ), cash , charge , credit , debit
▪ cheque/check , cheque guarantee ( BrE )
▪ phone
▪ prepaid ( esp. AmE )
▪ ration
VERB + CARD
▪ pay by , put sth on , use
▪
She paid for the hotel by credit ~.
▪
I'll put the meal on my ~.
▪ accept , take
▪
The restaurant accepts all major credit ~s.
▪ issue (sb with)
▪
The bank hasn't issued me with a cash ~ yet.
▪ cancel
▪
Contact the bank and cancel all your ~s.
CARD + NOUN
▪ number
▪ holder
▪ company , issuer
▪ payment , transaction
3 in a computer
ADJECTIVE
▪ graphics , memory , network , PC , sound , video , wireless
VERB + CARD
▪ install
▪
You need to install a new graphics ~.
CARD + NOUN
▪ slot
▪
The computer has three additional ~ slots.
4 with a message
ADJECTIVE
▪ greeting ( AmE ), greetings ( BrE )
▪ birthday , Christmas , get-well , holiday ( AmE ), sympathy
VERB + CARD
▪ give sb , send sb
▪ sign , write
▪
Everyone at work signed a ~ for her.
▪ get , receive
5 used for a game
ADJECTIVE
▪ playing
▪ winning
▪ court ( BrE ), face , picture
▪ tarot
▪ baseball ( AmE ), trading
▪ trump ( often figurative )
▪
This defender's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump ~.
▪ wild ( often figurative )
▪
Bennett is something of a wild ~ ( = it is difficult to predict what he will do ).
… OF CARDS
▪ deck ( AmE ), pack ( BrE )
▪ hand
VERB + CARD
▪ cut , deal , shuffle
▪ play
▪
Each player in turn must play a ~.
▪ pick
▪
‘Pick a ~,’ said the conjurer.
▪ hold ( often figurative )
▪
The kidnappers hold all the ~s( = are in control of the situation ).
CARD + NOUN
▪ game
▪ player
▪ playing
▪ trick
▪ table
6 cards game
… OF CARD
▪ game
VERB + CARDS
▪ play
▪
We play ~s every Friday night.
▪ lose at , win at
▪
He always wins at ~s.
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NOTE: Playing cards
▪ two, three, etc. of …
▪
the four of hearts
▪ jack of … , queen of … , king of … , ace of …
▪
the ace of spades
▪ high … , low …
▪
a low club
▪ black … , red …
▪
You can't put a red five on a red six.
▪ pick up … , take …
▪
Why didn't you pick up the king?
▪ have … , hold …
▪
He knew his opponents held only spades and diamonds.
▪ lay down … , play … , put down …
▪
She put down a joker.
▪ lead …
▪
You should have led a high spade.
▪ draw …
▪
Use your ace and king to draw the trumps.
▪ trump …
▪
He trumped my ace!
▪ … are high , … are trumps , … are wild
▪
Spades are trumps.
▪
This time twos are wild, aces high.
▪ … trick (in games like bridge and whist)
▪
We needed to take three more spade tricks.
▪ on a/the …
▪
You can play either a nine or a jack on a ten.
II.
verb
Card is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ wool