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Face card
A playing card which has a picture on it: usually jack, queen or king, but sometimes an ace or joker
📖 Definitions of "Face card"
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A playing card which has a picture on it: usually jack, queen or king, but sometimes an ace or joker
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Face card"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| court cardnoun | (card games) A king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| picture cardnoun | A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King (coat card), but sometimes including Ace or Joker). |
| coat cardnoun | (archaic, card games) A face card, picture card or court card; the king, queen, or jack. |
| facenoun | (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| cardnoun | A playing card. |
| blackjacknoun | (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over. |
| boardcardnoun | (poker) One of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand. |
| downcardnoun | (card games) A card that is dealt face down. |
| two-eyed jacknoun | (card games, slang) Either the jack of diamonds or jack of clubs, on which the jack is commonly depicted from the front, with both eyes visible. |
| community cardnoun | (poker, chiefly in the plural) Any of the cards which appear on the board and can be a part of any player's hand. |
| decknoun | (card games) A pack or set of playing cards. |
| spot cardnoun | (card games, US) A playing card which is not a picture card; a card of low value. |
| upcardnoun | (card games) In stud poker or blackjack, a playing card dealt face up and left on the table for others to see. |
| hole cardnoun | (poker, chiefly in the plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown. |
| california jacknoun | (card games) A card game similar to all fours. |
| card gamenoun | (games) Any of the many games played with playing cards. |
| cardgamenoun | Alternative form of card game. [(games) Any of the many games played with playing cards.] |
| jackassnoun | (chiefly US) A foolish or stupid person. |
| jack of clubsnoun | (card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck. |
| gamecardnoun | A card used as part of a game, such as a bingo or keno card or a scratch card. |
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