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1Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require …
2contract — [kän′trakt΄] for n. & usually for vt.1 & vi.1 [; kən trakt′] for v. generally n. [OFr < L contractus, pp. of contrahere, to draw together, make a bargain < com , together + trahere, to DRAW] 1. an agreement between two or more people to do… …
3Suit (cards) — The four French playing card suits used primarily in the English speaking world: spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣). In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often,… …
4Contract bridge diagram — The diagram is typical of that used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North South are partners against East West. Suit features include: Each… …
5Suit combination — A suit combination, in the partnership card game contract bridge, is the combined holding in declarer s and dummy s hands of a specific suit. The term is also used for the order in which these cards should be played to achieve a specified goal,… …
6contract — noun kɒntrakt 1》 a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2》 informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. 3》 Bridge the declarer s undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as… …
7Suit combination - 10 missing — See main article Suit combinations. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge indicates the best line of play in contract bridge for a single suit in isolation in which declarer and dummy lack the ten but possess the ace, king, queen and jack. The line …
8Suit combinations - K10 missing — See main article Suit combinations. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge indicates the best line of play in contract bridge for a single suit in isolation in which declarer and dummy lack the king and ten but possess the ace, queen and jack. The… …
9Suit combination - J missing — The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge indicates the best line of play in contract bridge for a single suit in isolation in which declarer and dummy lack the jack but possess the ace, king, queen and ten. The line of play varies depending on how… …
10suit-preference signal — noun : the play or discard in contract bridge of an unnecessarily high card to ask one s partner to lead the higher of two available suits and of a low card to ask him to lead the lower …
