practice
pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
card game
cards | a game played with playing cards |
| card trick | a trick performed with playing cards |
| 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) |
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 |
design
pattern
figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
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 |
fret Greek fret
Greek key
key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
| gaming card | one of a set of cards used in gambling games |
| herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
willowware
willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
| inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
convention
normal
pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody
tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
| calling card | a distinguishing characteristic or behavior, bombs are a terrorist's calling cards |
blueprint
design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form
shape
pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
| 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 |
batting order
card lineup | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat, the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate |
card catalog
card catalogue | a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card |
menu
bill of fare
card carte du jour
carte | a list of dishes available at a restaurant, the menu was in French |
| card scorecard | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf), you have to turn in your card to get a handicap |
| card | a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures), they sent us a card from Miami |
| birthday card | a card expressing a birthday greeting |
| get-well card | a card expressing get-well wishes |
| greeting card | a card sent to express personal greetings |
| Christmas card | a card expressing a Christmas greeting |
| Easter card | a card expressing an Easter greeting |
postcard
post card
postal card
mailingard | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |