Meanings
plural packs of cards
- A set of usually 52 playing cards divided into four suits used for playing a wide variety of card games such as pontoon, bridge, euchre, and poker.
He then opened a drawer in the table, and took from it a pack of cards. "I can't play by myself," exclaimed he, discontentedly. Suddenly his face brightened, he drew his seat forwards, and began building houses.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 236Synonyms: deck of cards
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA set of usually 52 playing cards divided into four suits used for playing a wide variety of card games such as pontoon, bridge, euchre, and poker.
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Translations
Finnish korttipakka
- korttipakkaTranslations
Māori pūkei kāri
- pūkei kāriTranslations
Turkish deste
- desteTranslations
Vietnamese bộ bài
- bộ bàiTranslations
Cite this entry
pack of cards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pack%20of%20cards
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