playing cards
1playing cards — n. cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards * * * Small rectangular cards used for playing games and sometimes for divination and conjuring. Modern… …
2playing cards — n. cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards …
3Playing cards — Playing Play ing, a. & vb. n. of {Play}. [1913 Webster] {Playing cards}. See under {Card}. [1913 Webster] …
4playing cards — cards used in card games (such as poker, bridge, etc.) …
5Playing Cards, Master of the — ▪ German artist flourished c. 1430–50 anonymous German artist who is one of the most important of the early engravers in the Rhineland. He is known for a set of playing cards (60 remain) that are distinguished for the manner in which the… …
6playing cards — Synonyms and related words: ace, best bower, bower, cards, clubs, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, face cards, flush, full house, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, knave, left bower, pack, pair, picture cards, queen, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff …
7playing cards — Sometimes a diversion, sometimes gambling, dependent upon whether or not wagers are made upon the outcome of the game. Cards used in a game …
8playing cards — Pepa, pepa pā ani, pepa hahau …
9Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards — In the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States led coalition, the U.S. military developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most wanted members of President Saddam Hussein s government, mostly high ranking Baath Party members or …
10Jerry's Nugget playing cards — Jerry s Nugget Playing Cards. Founded in 1964 by Jerry Lodge and Jerry Stamis, Jerry s Nugget Casino stands today as a significant piece of Las Vegas history.[1] In 1970, the casino printed a special deck of cards, and sold them in their gift… …
