Definition of playing card Playing card
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What does playing card mean?
WordNet
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| playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | ||
| 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" | ||
| deck of cards, pack of cards, deck a pack of 52 playing cards | ||
| crib the cards discarded by players at cribbage | ||
| ace a serve that the receiver is unable to reach | ||
| club stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" | ||
| two, deuce the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number | ||
| diamond a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it; "he led a small diamond"; "diamonds were trumps" | ||
| draw the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" | ||
| face a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
| court card, face card, picture 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 | ||
| heart a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps" | ||
| hole card (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown | ||
| joker a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester | ||
| singleton the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt | ||
| spade a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot | ||
| spot a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" | ||
| stopper (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" | ||
| suit a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" | ||
| three, trey the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | ||
| trump card, trump (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand; "clubs were declared trumps"; "a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led" | ||
| wild card a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it | ||
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Wiktionary 
- playing card (Noun)
One of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.
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Playing cards is the name for the 54 cards used in a lot of games like poker, bridge, blackjack, and solitaire.
There are 52 basic cards in a deck. These cards have a suit and a number (called the value or rank). There are 4 suits and 13 ranks in each suit. There are also two Jokers that do not have a suit or a rank.
Suits.
spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦), clubs (♣).
Values.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack (J), Queen (Q), King (K), Ace (A). In most games the ace is the highest value, but in some games it is the lowest.
Jacks, Queens, and Kings are called Face Cards because the cards have pictures of their names. The King of Hearts is also called the 'Suicide King' because he is sometimes pictured holding a knife in his head. Originally the king had an axe, and over the years, the head of the axe was dropped from the picture. What was left looks like to be a sword, thus making the king the look like he is stabbing himself in the head. The '2' cards are sometimes called deuces.
For a lot of games, the Jokers are removed from the deck, making the total number of cards in the deck 52.
