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face cards

face cards is the plural of face card.

Meaning of face card

Noun

face card (plural face cards)

  1. (US) A playing card with a face, properly a jack, queen, or king but (inexact, sometimes proscribed) sometimes also an ace or joker.
    Synonyms:
    court card, monkey, paint
  2. (Internet) The figurative photocard of a person’s face, typically one that is attractive, premium, or praiseworthy.
    • My face card never declines.
    1. (Internet, broadly) An easily recognizable face; fame or notoriety.

Questions about face cards

What is face cards the plural of?
Face cards is the plural of face card.

Words near face cards in the dictionary

  1. face cam
  2. face cams
  3. face cap
  4. face caps
  5. face card
  6. face cards
  7. face cheek
  8. face cheeks
  9. face claim
  10. face claims
  11. face cloth

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