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- [in stressed th ee kahrd]
- /ɪn stressed ði kɑrd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in stressed th ee kahrd]
- /ɪn stressed ði kɑrd/
Definitions of in the cards words
- noun in the cards a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. 1
- noun in the cards one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. 1
- noun in the cards cards, (usually used with a singular verb) a game or games played with such a set. the playing of such a game: to win at cards. Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. Whist. tricks won in excess of six. 1
- noun in the cards Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. 1
- noun in the cards something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. 1
- noun in the cards a specified topic that elicits strong reactions, brought up as part of a strategic move to gain an advantage: She was accused of playing the gender card when her male boss passed her over for promotion. He pulled the race card by branding his Muslim opponent as radical. 1
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Origin of in the cards
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English carde, unexplained variant of carte
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for In the cards
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in the cards popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in the cards usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in the cards
noun in the cards
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- odds — something that is odd.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
adj in the cards
- doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- intended — purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
- directed — proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route.
- sealed — an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
verb in the cards
- foresee — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- suppose — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
Antonyms for in the cards
noun in the cards
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
adj in the cards
- avoidable — Something that is avoidable can be prevented from happening.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- unsettled — not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
- unscheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
verb in the cards
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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