Card
(n.) A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses |
Card
(n.) A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like |
Card
(n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked |
Card
(n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard. |
Card
(n.) An indicator card. See under Indicator. |
Card
(v. i.) To play at cards |
Card
(n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc. |
Card
(n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine. |
Card
(v. t.) To comb with a card |
Card
(v. t.) To clean or clear, as if by using a card. |
Card
(v. t.) To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article. |
Complimentary
(a.) Expressive of regard or praise |
Sea card
() Mariner's card, or compass. |
Slip
(n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping |
Slip
(n.) To slide |
Slip
(n.) To move or fly (out of place) |
Slip
(n.) To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding |
Slip
(n.) To err |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly |
Slip
(v. t.) To omit |
Slip
(v. t.) To cut slips from |
Slip
(v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place |
Slip
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely |
Slip
(n.) The act of slipping |
Slip
(n.) An unintentional error or fault |
Slip
(n.) A twig separated from the main stock |
Slip
(n.) A slender piece |
Slip
(n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held |
Slip
(n.) An escape |
Slip
(n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself |
Slip
(n.) Any covering easily slipped on. |
Slip
(n.) A loose garment worn by a woman. |
Slip
(n.) A child's pinafore. |
Slip
(n.) An outside covering or case |
Slip
(n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. |
Slip
(n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. |
Slip
(n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. |
Slip
(n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. |
Slip
(n.) A particular quantity of yarn. |
Slip
(n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. |
Slip
(n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock |
Slip
(n.) A narrow passage between buildings. |
Slip
(n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. |
Slip
(n.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. |
Slip
(n.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid |
Slip
(n.) A fish, the sole. |
Slip
(n.) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. |
Slip-on
(n.) A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. |
slip elusion
eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
| Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas
gaffe
solecism
slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
slip
sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
skid
slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
card game
cards | a game played with playing cards |
| card trick | a trick performed with playing cards |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
| baseball card | a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record |
| card | one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes, he collected cards and traded them with the other boys |
card index
card catalog
card catalogue | an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
| card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
| card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
chemise shimmy
shift slip
teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
circuit board
circuit card
board card plug-in
add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
compass card
mariner's compass | compass in the form of a card that rotates so that
degrees or North points to magnetic north |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
drawing card
loss leader
leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
face card
picture card
court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
| gaming card | one of a set of cards used in gambling games |
| hole card | (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown |
house of cards
cardhouse
card-house
cardcastle | an unstable construction with playing cards, he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed |
noose running noose
slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
petticoat
half-slip
underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
punched card
punch card
Hollerith card | a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
slip clutch
slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
slip coach
slip carriage | a railway car at the end of the train, it can be detached without stopping the train |
| slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
| slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |
| slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
tarot card
tarot | any of a set of (usually ) cards that include cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc., used by fortunetellers |
| trading card | a card with a picture on it, collected and traded by children |
trump
trump card | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps, the ace of trumps is a sure winner |
| wild card | a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
| calling card | a distinguishing characteristic or behavior, bombs are a terrorist's calling cards |
house of cards
bubble | a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control, his proposal was nothing but a house of cards, a real estate bubble |
| business card | a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation |
| card identity card | a card certifying the identity of the bearer, he had to show his card to get in |
| donor card | a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death |
| membership card | a card certifying membership in an organization |
| union card | a card certifying membership in a labor union |
library card
borrower's card | a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library |
| ration card | a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods |