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battered
(definition)
adj 1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car";
"the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: battered, beat-up,
beaten-up]
2: damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"
3: exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and
emotional injury; "a battered child"; "the battered woman
syndrome"
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card
(name)
(definition)
n 1: 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"
2: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show
his card to get in" [syn: card, identity card]
3: a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may
have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card
from Miami"
4: thin cardboard, usually rectangular
5: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit,
card]
6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster,
posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
7: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that
you have visited [syn: calling card, visiting card,
card]
8: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in
your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard]
9: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in
French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du
jour, carte]
10: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will
bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at
home plate" [syn: batting order, card, lineup]
11: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in,
add-in]
v 1: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, card]
2: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she
is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried
to buy a beer!"
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curd
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd";
"lemon curd"
2: coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat
on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
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discard
(definition)
n 1: anything that is cast aside or discarded
2: (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing
to follow suit
3: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or
undesirable [syn: discard, throwing away]
v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn:
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck
out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out,
throw away, cast away, put away]
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placard
(definition)
n 1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster,
posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
v 1: post in a public place
2: publicize or announce by placards [syn: placard, bill]
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postcard
(definition)
n 1: a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
[syn: postcard, post card, postal card, mailing-
card]
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saccade
(definition)
n 1: a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of
rest
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt,
saccade]
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scorecard
(definition)
n 1: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn
in your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard]
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knackered
(definition)
adj 1: very tired [syn: knackered, drained]
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jacquard
(definition)
n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could
automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn:
Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard]
2: a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom
3: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the
passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in
weaving figured fabrics [syn: Jacquard loom, Jacquard]
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racecard
(definition)
n 1: a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names
of the horses
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catered
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lacquered
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blackard
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packard
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unscarred
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phonecard
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railcard