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high card

high card noun: a hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.

Noun

high card (plural high cards)

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

Forms of high card

pluralhigh cards

Questions about high card

What does high card mean?
High card means a hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
What part of speech is high card?
High card is a noun.
What is the plural of high card?
The plural of high card is high cards.

Words near high card in the dictionary

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