cards

cards
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. deck of cards, card game, game of cards; see deck 2 , entertainment 2 , game 1 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
playing cards, tarot cards. ''The Devil's books.''—English proverb.
WORD FIND
• authority: Hoyle
• card pile remaining after deal: talon, stock
• card with value determined before game: wild card
• cheat: sharper, card shark, blackleg
• game: bridge, baccarat, monte, whist, blackjack, crazy eights, concentration, war, three-card monte, old maid, poker, pinochle, canasta, solitaire, gin, rummy, gin rummy, hearts, cribbage, slapjack, casino, euchre
• jack, queen or king: face card
• outranking suit, card: trump card
• same suit group: flush
• tie-breaking game: rubber match

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