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# card

noun (card, cards)

«card» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A card is a small flat piece of stiff paper, often with a picture: a trading card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#m1)
2. A card is a folded paper with a picture and a message: a birthday card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#m2)
3. A card is one of a pack used in games: playing cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#m3)
4. A card is a small plastic card for paying or showing who you are: a bank card, a library card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#m4)
5. A visiting card is a small card with your name printed on it, which you left when you paid a visit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#m5)

### In the lessons

a counted thing in problems («3 packs with 8 cards in each»); in games a deck or pack of 52 playing cards; in everyday life greeting cards, library cards, flash cards for learning facts

### Examples

- Ben had 15 cards and lost 4. How many cards does Ben have now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x1)
- Sara buys 3 packs with 8 cards in each pack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x2)
- Leo has 12 cards and gets 5 more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x3)
- I made a birthday card for Grandma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x4)
- Let's play a game of cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x5)
- Use your library card to borrow a book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x6)
- We practise times tables with flash cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x7)
- A pack of playing cards has 52 cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x8)
- Flowers, books, letters, and visiting cards came pouring in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/#x9)

### Note

The thing being counted; no clue for the operation. Plural «cards». A standard pack has 52 cards in 4 suits of 13. Trap: count cards, not packs, unless the question asks for packs.

## In Jewish tradition

a counted thing in problems («3 packs with 8 cards in each»); in games a deck or pack of 52 playing cards; in everyday life greeting cards, library cards, flash cards for learning facts

### Examples

- PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE CARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/card/#x1)

### Note

The thing being counted; no clue for the operation. Plural «cards». A standard pack has 52 cards in 4 suits of 13. Trap: count cards, not packs, unless the question asks for packs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «card» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/card/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«card» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/card.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «card» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/card/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«card» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/card.html) on Mova free.