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# flashcard

noun (a flashcard, flashcards); also flash card

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

## Everyday

1. A flashcard is a small card with a word, picture, question or sum on one side and the answer on the other, used to learn and remember things quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#m1)
2. (computing) A digital flashcard is the same thing on an app or computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school pupils use flashcards to learn spellings, times tables, foreign words and facts for tests. Teachers «flash» the card quickly and children answer. Phrases: «make flashcards», «test me with flashcards», «revision flashcards».

### Examples

- I made flashcards for my spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x1)
- Mum tested me with times-table flashcards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x2)
- Our French teacher held up a flashcard of a cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x3)
- Flashcards help you remember new words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x4)
- Shuffle the flashcards before you start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x5)
- My app has flashcards for Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x6)
- Write the question on one side and the answer on the other side of the flashcard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a flashcard, flashcards. Spelled as one word or two (flash card). Learning with flashcards works best if you test yourself and come back to them over several days, rather than just reading them.

## On Mova

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