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verb(card)to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (fibers) by the use of cards preparatory to spinning
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noun(card)playing card
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noun(card)a game played with cards
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noun(card)card playing
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verb(card)to place or fasten on or by means of a card
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verb(card)to provide with a card
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verb(card)to list or record on a card
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noun(card)an instrument or machine for carding fibers that consists usually of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back
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noun(card)an implement for raising a nap on cloth
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idiom(card)—used to describe a situation in which one person or group is disadvantaged or faces difficult circumstances as compared to others often in a way that is unfair
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noun phrase(card)a structure, situation, or institution that is insubstantial, shaky, or in constant danger of collapse
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idiom(card)to be in control of a situation and have the power to make decisions
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idiom(card)to be honest with other people and to tell them one's thoughts, plans, etc., in a very open way
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idiom(card)to make a mistake due to the belief that one's position is stronger or better than it really is
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idiom(card)to keep one's plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people