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card

/kaːd/ /kɐːd/ /kɑːd/ /kɑɹd/

Meanings
noun
A playing card.

Examples :

"My friend showed me his new playing card collection. "
entertainment game essential
noun
A hand-held tool formed similarly to a hairbrush but with bristles of wire or other rigid material. It is used principally with raw cotton, wool, hair, or other natural fibers to prepare these materials for spinning into yarn or thread on a spinning wheel, with a whorl or other hand-held spindle. The card serves to untangle, clean, remove debris from, and lay the fibers straight.

Examples :

"The weaver used the card to prepare the wool for spinning. "
utensil machine agriculture industry material work essential

Related Words

Illustration rectangular

rectangular adjective

/rɛkˈtæŋɡjələr/ /rɛkˈtæŋɡələr/

Having a shape like a rectangle.

"The teacher used a rectangular whiteboard to draw a diagram. "

Illustration descriptive

descriptive noun

/dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/

(grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)

"The descriptive words in the student's essay painted a vivid picture of the historical event. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration photographed

photographed verb

/ˈfoʊtəˌɡræft/ /ˈfoʊtəˌɡrɑːft/

To take a photograph of.

"The photographer photographed the children playing in the park. "

Illustration constituting

constituting verb

/ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnstəˌtuːtɪŋ/

To set up; to establish; to enact.

"The school principal is constituting a new student advisory board to improve communication. "

Illustration requirement

requirement noun

/ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/

A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

"There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes."

Illustration disentangling

disentangling verb

/ˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡəlɪŋ/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəlɪŋ/

To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.

"I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces."

Illustration contestants

contestants noun

/kənˈtɛstənts/ /ˈkɑntɛstənts/

A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

"The contestants on the cooking show had one hour to bake a cake. "

Illustration entertaining

entertaining verb

/ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋ/ /ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ/

To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.

"The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience."

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of explaining.

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

Illustration congratulating

congratulating verb

/kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪŋ/ /kənˈɡrædʒəleɪtɪŋ/

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.

"Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding."

Illustration presentation

presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

The act of presenting, or something presented

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "