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card

noun
  1. one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
    “I collected cards and traded them with my friends.”
  2. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
    board
  3. a card certifying the identity of the bearer
    “We had to show our cards to get in.”
    identity card
  4. (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
    “the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate”
    batting orderlineup
  5. a list of dishes available at a restaurant
    menubill of farecarte du jourcarte
  6. (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
    “you have to turn in your card to get a handicap”
    scorecard
  7. a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages, which may have printed greetings or pictures
    “They sent us a card from Miami.”
  8. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
    calling card
  9. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    posting
  10. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
    wag
  11. thin cardboard, usually rectangular
verb
  1. to 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!”
  2. to separate the fibers of
    “They washed and carded the wool before spinning it into yarn.”
    tease