high card

noun

A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.

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Meanings

nounhigh card (plural high cards)

plural high cards

  1. card gamesA hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
  2. bridgeAn honor card, specifically, a jack, queen, king or ace, that is crucial in determining the strength of a hand.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
honor card

Translations

Bulgarian висока карта, оньор
  • висока карта (visoka karta)lowest possible winning hand in poker
  • оньор (onjor)an honor card
Chinese Mandarin 高牌, 大牌
  • 高牌 (gāopái)lowest possible winning hand in poker
  • 大牌 (dàpái)lowest possible winning hand in poker
Czech vysoká karta
  • vysoká kartalowest possible winning hand in poker
Danish højeste kort
  • højeste kortlowest possible winning hand in poker
Finnish hai
  • hailowest possible winning hand in poker
French carte haute
  • carte hautelowest possible winning hand in poker
Hungarian magas lap
  • magas laplowest possible winning hand in poker
Icelandic hátt einspil, háspil
  • hátt einspillowest possible winning hand in poker
  • háspillowest possible winning hand in poker
Italian carta alta
  • carta altalowest possible winning hand in poker
Japanese ハイカード
  • ハイカード (hai kādo)lowest possible winning hand in poker
Korean 하이 카드
  • 하이 카드 (hai kadeu)lowest possible winning hand in poker
Māori mātāmua
  • mātāmualowest possible winning hand in poker
Polish wysoka karta
  • wysoka kartalowest possible winning hand in poker
Turkish beş benzemez
  • beş benzemezlowest possible winning hand in poker
Cite this entry
APA

high card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20card

MLA

“high card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20card.

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